Fort Wayne, Indiana, Resident Honored for Outstanding Work
During National Staffing Employee Week
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, September 22, 2005 -- Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTF) announced today that Brian Nix of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the 2005-06 Westaff's Best Northeast Region/Great Lakes District Temporary Associate -- one of seven regional winners from around the country. Westaff's Best is an annual awards program sponsored by one of the country's top staffing and employment companies to honor the outstanding work of its temporary workforce.
"All of our awardees have one thing in common - an exceptional work ethic," said Trish Newman, Westaff's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Each of them has demonstrated a willingness to go the extra mile and to do it with a great attitude. That's something we never want to take for granted. And it's why I'm extremely pleased to salute and thank these talented employees who are a credit to their communities and to Westaff."
Nix stood out as a maintenance worker at Con-Way Central Express in Fort Wayne, Indiana, because of his "can-do attitude," said Joseph Arnold, maintenance manager for Con-Way.
"I have been in the maintenance/construction industry for the past 18 years and have never had a better person to work with than Brian," said Arnold, who nominated him.
"I have been able to accomplish tasks with Brian that I'd always had to put off before because of being unable to find the "right" person to accomplish them," he said. "Brian has made this a better work environment for everyone who comes in contact with him."
Nix, 24, will be rewarded with an American Express Gift Check, a Certificate of Recognition from Westaff and other gifts.
"I guess the hard work really pays off," Nix said. "I'm really grateful to Westaff -- they're all great people. And Con-Way always treats me fairly and with a lot of respect."
As far as Nix's work ethic is concerned, "it's not complicated," Nix said: "I never feel I'm too good to do certain jobs. If someone asks me to do something, I do my best to comply. I like going home and going to sleep at night knowing I did the best job I could."
Brian Taylor, Branch Manager for Westaff-Fort Wayne, said Nix's "devotion and work ethic" are "phenomenal."
The awards program, now in its eighth year, coincides with National Staffing Employee Week. The week, September 19-25, is the American Staffing Association's (ASA) nationwide celebration of the country's 2.5 million temporary employees.
Staffing employees offer companies the flexibility they need to keep fully staffed during busy times. Eight out of ten client companies, according to the ASA, feel that temporary employees make good candidates for becoming permanent employees.
The staffing industry provides millions of employees with diverse and challenging assignments as well as free training to help meet today's demand for skilled workers. Over the past two years, staffing companies have created 500,000 new jobs.
Westaff provides staffing services and employment opportunities for businesses in global markets, servicing more than 15,000 client accounts from more than 230 offices located throughout the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Westaff provides client companies with 150,000 temporary and permanent placement employees annually in the areas of administration, call centers and light industry. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.westaff.com .
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