(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 - | | was vigorous dissent on this point.) (6) The barriers to employment transfer from one site ‘to ‘another Oe should be removed, The transient period is over and the ‘normal (7) -. (9) - a po The performance of every employee, including the director, _ should be reviewed annually, (8} | - - courtesies would be sufficient. | - | | 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 | staff, ° : | (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 -