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WALNUT CREEK, CA, June 15, 2000
Westaff, Inc., (NASDAQ: WSTF), a leading provider of essential staffing services, today announced the appointment of John Grossu as senior vice president of strategic business solutions.

W. Robert Stover, interim CEO stated "In an environment where creativity and change is essential for companies to service and prosper, we are fortunate to have field experienced leadership dedicated to exploring opportunities for growth." In this newly created position Grossu will be responsible for creating national and regional models for on-site contracts, evaluating prototypes for opening a limited number of accounting staffing offices that would target higher end business, targeting additional companies for national contracts and for evaluating and providing leadership in the selection of quality acquisitions.

Grossu said, " I look forward to the opportunity to develop additional business lines that will enhance our sales and position us to better service the multiple needs of our customers." Grossu is one of Westaff's most experienced field leaders with nearly 30 years in the staffing industry. He is currently senior vice president international operations and zone manager for the California zone. The international operations and the California zone will now be reporting directly to Stover.

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 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.