- Implicit in every contract of service is the assumption that the individual performer will carry out contractual obligations.
- Implicit in every contract is the assumption that the system will assist the individual through supervision, facilities, and related means to perform his/her obligations.
- The system has a right and a responsibility to require that the individual effectively perform the services agreed to in the contract.
- The system has the right and responsibility to conduct its operations with maximum efficiency and effectiveness. In the event that individuals do not perform according to expectations, the system has the responsibility to maintain and adhere to an orderly and equitable arrangement for personnel separation.
- Protection of the rights of the individual through contractual, legal, and quasi legal arrangements as well as through evolving social values has come to occupy a central position in any consideration of termination of the service agreement.