News Releases

Chichester Branch Expands Company Operations
in South Coast Area

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. Aug. 7, 2001
Westaff, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSTF - news), a leading provider of staffing services to business, announced the opening of a new branch office in Chichester, England.

Chichester is located in the largest district of West Sussex County and presents a unique array of business opportunities for Westaff. There are more than 3,000 businesses in the district, including 37 industrial estates and business parks.

"I am delighted to announce the opening of our Chichester office," said Westaff (U.K.) Limited Managing Director Trish Newman. "The opening of this location is the next step in the strategic organizational growth plan for Westaff (U.K.) Limited and significantly expands our South Coast operation."

Westaff also has an office in Worthing, located 23 miles from Chichester. The new Chichester office expands Westaff's services to a wider geographical area and provides support for its sister office in Worthing.

"Westaff's focus in the U.K. is to continue our strategy of developing in secondary market town locations and providing a superior level of service that sets us apart from the competition," said Westaff President and CEO Tom D. Seip. "Together with the development and conversion of certain strategic accounts, we believe Chichester extends our network of offices in the South Coast area in a logical way."

Westaff provides essential staffing services to businesses and employment opportunities in global markets. Westaff annually employs approximately 270,000 people worldwide and services approximately 25,000 clients from more than 350 offices located throughout the U.S. and also in Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Denmark. Westaff achieved fiscal 2000 system revenues of more than $700 million. For more information about the Chichester office, contact Linda Gaebler, Director of Marketing/Communications, at 925.930.5300. For more information on Westaff's services, 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 a number of 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.