(5) During the first few years of employment staff menbers should co
be on trial.
Persons who turn out to be incompetent for technicaloe]
positions should be considered for administrative positions, © (there
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(6) The barriers to employment transfer from one site ‘to ‘another Oe
should be removed,
The transient period is over and the ‘normal
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The performance of every employee, including the director, _
should be reviewed annually,
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All professional employees should be givenadequate vacations. .
Liaison between the Laboratories should be-fostered, e,Bs by
annual meetings of the directors with the ABC o¢ r GAC, but without
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(10) Extended leaves, analogous to sabbatical leaves, should be
encouraged, as they are inuniversities.
Time did not permit detailed discussion of these proposals, _ Among Be
the comments were the following,
BNL, with its corporate contractor, is a special case; and its :
visiting committee system maynot be applicable to the other
laboratories (Dr. Rabi).
One can question whether basic research should be done in the
Laboratories--somewhore 3‘you run out of funds (Mr. Murphree).
However, _
the conduct of basic research has a very important favorable effect
on employment, in making the laboratory more attractive (Dr. Fisk, .
Dr, Buckley).
Dr. Rabisaid that: the availability ofonly a finite -