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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., December 14, 2000
Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTF) today announced the appointment of Dirk A. Sodestrom to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2001. Sodestrom, currently Westaff's senior vice president and controller, succeeds Paul A. Norberg, who is retiring as CFO and as a board member on December 31, 2000.

Sodestrom joined Westaff in 1991 as controller. He is responsible for financial accounting, analysis, budgeting and internal and external reporting functions. Last April, Sodestrom assumed the additional responsibility of directing the company's information technology (IT) group. He is responsible for overseeing IT strategic initiatives as well as ongoing management of the IT functions. Previously, he was responsible for the successful development and implementation of the company's Y2K compliance program.

Before coming to Westaff, Sodestrom was a senior audit manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP for over 10 years with significant experience with public companies and SEC reporting. Sodestrom, a California CPA (currently on inactive status), is a summa cum laude graduate of Biola University in La Mirada, CA and lives in Moraga, CA with his wife and three sons.

Sodestrom commented, "I have greatly benefited from my 10 years at Westaff working under the guidance and direction of Paul Norberg and look forward to the opportunities ahead at Westaff. Paul's leadership and insight will be missed. I am very pleased that Paul will continue to be available to assist Westaff in the coming months in a consulting capacity."

Norberg stated, "I have enjoyed my 21 years at Westaff and look forward to having more time to pursue personal interests in my previously planned retirement. Dirk Sodestrom has resolved many difficult and complex problems while serving as controller and I am confident he will make an excellent CFO."

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 2000 system revenues of more than $702 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.