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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 13, 2000
Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTF), a leading provider of essential staffing services, today announced planned new office openings for the calendar year.

W. Robert Stover, Interim CEO, stated that, "After a period of very few new offices, twelve company-owned office openings are planned before the end of the calendar year.'' Four new offices have opened during May and June, four additional are scheduled for August and the remaining four by the end of the calendar year.

In addition, the franchise program is being emphasized with a goal of adding twelve new offices during the next twelve to eighteen months. Individuals interested in the franchise program may obtain additional information from Florence Weiss at (925) 952-2508 or by e-mail at fweiss@westaff.com.

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, and achieved fiscal 1999 system revenues of $690 million. For more information, please visit our website at www.westaff.com.

The statements in paragraphs one, two and three of this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual results of future events described in these forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. The Company's financial performance is subject to risks, uncertainties or assumptions including but not limited to fluctuation in the economy and financial markets, the availability of temporary workers, the demand for temporary workers, the effectiveness of the Company's management information systems, the Company's ability to complete the implementation of existing systems and planned new systems, the effectiveness of corporate and field management, the variability of employee-related costs, the highly competitive industry, the Company's ability to increase the productivity of existing offices, the Company's ability to expand operations, the risk of losing customers, the risks related to franchise and license operations, the risk associated with controlling operating expenses, the risks associated with acquisitions, and the risk of realizing the remaining medical assets in a timely and cost-effective manner. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from any future estimates. Forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions of the Company's management and are based on information currently available to management. The Company undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement. Additional information concerning the risks and uncertainties listed above, and other factors you may wish to consider, is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's filings on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other filings 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.