THE TRIP 2027 – WDs

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RULES

1. Purpose. The purpose of the 2026 Sales Contest (Workforce Development) (“WD Contest”) is to reward eligible employees for their individual and group contributions toward maximizing the profitability of Tradesmen while preventing work-site accidents by mitigating conditions and behaviors that may contribute to accidents by providing an incentive to those eligible employees who achieve superior results. This WD Contest is designed to promote teamwork, to achieve overall corporate success and to motivate individual excellence.
2. Eligibility. Eligibility for participation in this WD Contest is limited to an employee of Tradesmen who is a Project Coordination or Area Operations Manager of Tradesmen and has been designated in writing to participate in this WD Contest by the VP Workforce Development (a “Participant”).
3. Contest Period. January 1, 2026 – November 22, 2026 (the “Contest Period”).
4. The Award. Tradesmen will award a winning Participant (a “Winner”) plus one guest a trip in 2027 Q1 (“The Trip”) with Tradesmen that includes (i) round trip airline tickets and (ii) accommodations at a to-be-disclosed location (collectively, an “Award”). A “guest” (i) may not be a current Tradesmen employee other than a spouse of the Participant and (ii) must be at least twenty (21) years of age at the start of the Trip. Except for the Award (and any allowances or similar payments provided by Tradesmen in connection therewith), a Winner will be responsible to pay for any personal costs related to the Trip. As further clarification, Tradesmen will not reimburse nor provide payroll deductions for such personal costs except as set forth in the Taxation paragraph below. 
5. Competition. A Participant is eligible to receive an Award if the (a) Participant has a start date with Tradesmen on or before March 29, 2026, (b) Participant’s increase in production hours during the Contest Period is higher than the average increase in production hours during the Contest Period of all Project Coordinators (“PC”) or Area Operations Managers (“AOM”), as applicable, and (b) for PCs, Participant’s Award Rank falls within the top 5 of the Award Ranks for all PC Participants in such Participant’s area, and for AOMs, the AOMs that fall within the two (2) Areas that perform best to the budget established by Tradesmen for such areas. PC Award Ranks are determined as follows:
   1. Hours per Field Employee. The Participant will receive a “Hours per FE Rank” based upon the average number of hours worked by all craftworker employees dispatched by the PC Participant during the Contest Period (“Hours per FE”) when compared with other PC Participant’s Hours per FE. Hours per FE Ranks will be ranked in an ascending order with highest total net sales receiving a Total Net Sales Rank of 1, second highest total net sales receiving a Total Net Sales Rank of 2, and continuing all the way down to the lowest total net sales receiving a Total Net Sales Rank equal to the total number of PC Participants.
   2. Production Hours Rank. The PC Participant will receive a “Fill Rate Improvement Rank” based upon the improvement in the PC Participant’s fill rate percentage during the Contest Period (“Fill Rate Improvement”) when compared with other PC Participant Fill Rate Improvement. Fill Rate Improvement Ranks will be ranked in an ascending order with highest Fill Rate Improvement receiving a Fill Rate Improvement Rank of 1, second highest Fill Rate Improvement receiving a Production Hours Rank of 2 and continuing all the way down to the Fill Rate Improvement receiving a Fill Rate Improvement Rank equal to the total number of PC Participants. 
   3. Award Rank. A PC Participant will receive an “Award Rank” based upon their Rank Average when compared with other Participant Rank Averages. A Participant’s “Rank Average” is calculated as follows:
      
      (Hours per FE + Fill Rate Improvement) ÷ 2
      
      A Rank Average will be rounded to the nearest tenth with (0.05) rounded upwards. Rank Averages will be ranked in an ascending order. If one or more Participants have the same Average Rank, the tie will be broken by the highest total Hours per FE. 
      
      All metrics referenced herein shall mean those terms as determined by Tradesmen (as same may be adjusted from time to time during the Contest Period).
      
   4. PC Award Selection. Of all 30 qualifying PC Participants based on the criteria above, one (1) from each area (for a total of six (6) shall be selected at random to receive an Award.
6. Winners. As a prerequisite for receiving an Award, a potential Winner (i) must be a full-time employee of Tradesmen on the first day of The Trip and (ii) provide a signed liability release for The Trip as directed by Tradesmen for the potential Winner and his/her guest(s). If a potential Winner declines to participate or is unable to fulfill these Contest requirements or if, by reason of accident, illness or emergency, the person is unable to travel or must return home early, or if the potential Winner’s participation is terminated by Tradesmen prior to trip completion, (A) there will be no cash compensation for the Award, (B) the Award may not be assigned to any other person and (C) a potential Winner’s guest(s) shall also have no rights in the Award, including room or travel reservations or participation in Award events or meals. Tradesmen reserves the right to cancel or reschedule The Trip, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, as well as the right, in its sole discretion, to dismiss a Winner from further participation in The Trip because of conduct that is considered improper or offensive or is likely to be detrimental to the health or safety of the Winner or other individuals.
7. Taxation. The guest’s airfare for an Award will be considered a taxable benefit to a Winner, and the tax on the benefit will be withheld from the Winner’s paycheck following The Trip. 
8. Administration. The COO will administer this WD Contest and will have full power and authority to construe, interpret, and administer this WD Contest, to determine eligibility for participation and to determine the amount of eligibility to receive an Award. Nothing in this WD Contest will be deemed to create a contract of employment between Tradesmen and any individual, nor a guarantee of employment with Tradesmen for any length of time. Tradesmen reserves the right to amend this WD Contest from time to time or to discontinue it if such a change is deemed necessary or desirable. The captions to the various sections of this WD Contest are for convenience of reference only and will be disregarded in the interpretation of this WD Contest. This WD Contest is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.