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Phoenix, AZ, branch earns Supplier Excellence Award

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 26, 2000
Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTF), a leading provider of essential staffing services, announced today that its branch office in Phoenix, AZ, received a Supplier Excellence Award from American Express.

The annual award is presented to suppliers for overall service quality and excellent staffing performance. The Phoenix branch was rewarded for its dedication to customer satisfaction and its commitment to American Express.

Westaff was rated by American Express in several different categories, including leadership, customer focus and satisfaction, quality and operational results, and management of process quality. Using a grading scale of 1 to 5, with 5 equaling "continually exceeds American Express' expectations," the Phoenix office received 67 of a possible 76 points and was rated no lower than 4 in any category.

"We'd like to congratulate Southwest Zone Manager Rosa Santana and On-Site Manager Bret Idaspe for their excellent work with American Express," said Westaff President and CEO Michael K. Phippen. "Our company's mission is to lead the essential support services sector, and we strive to understand our customers' needs. The hard work and dedication Rosa and Bret have brought to American Express is much appreciated."

Westaff provides essential staffing services to and employment opportunities at competitive businesses in global markets. Westaff annually employs approximately 270,000 people worldwide and services approximately 25,000 clients from more than 360 offices located throughout the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Denmark. Westaff achieved fiscal 1999 system revenues of more than $690 million. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.westaff.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and future performance of the company that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. We refer you to documents that the company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports, which contain a description of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations and the forward-looking statements in this press release.