EXHIBIT 10.7.9

WESTAFF, INC.
AUTOMATIC STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A.    The
Corporation has implemented an automatic option grant program under the Plan pursuant to which eligible non-employee members of the Board automatically
receive option grants at periodic intervals over their period of Board service in order to provide such individuals with a meaningful incentive to continue to serve a members of the Board.

B.    Optionee
is an eligible non-employee Board member, and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in
connection with the automatic option grant to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan.

C.    The
option awarded under this Agreement is intended to be a Non-Statutory Option which doesnotmeet the
requirements of Code Section 422.

D.    All
capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the attached Appendix.

NOW,
THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.Grant of Option.The Corporation hereby grants to Optionee a Non-Statutory Option to purchase up
to the total number of Shares at the Exercise Price per Share set forth in the Grant Notice, and subject to the terms and provisions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan.

2.Option Term.The option shall have a term of ten (10) years measured from the Grant Date and shall
accordingly expire at the close of business on the Expiration Date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Sections 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement.

3.Limited Transferability.During Optionee's lifetime, the option may be exercised, only by Optionee, and is
not transferable or assignable by Optionee for any reason other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution following Optionee's death, or (ii) in accordance with the
terms of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. The assigned portion of the option shall be exercisable only by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to such
Qualified Domestic Relations Order. The terms applicable to the assigned option shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such
documents issued to the assignee as the Corporation may deem appropriate.

4.Exercisability.The option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Exercise Schedule set
forth in the Grant Notice. Upon vesting, the option shall remain exercisable until theearlierof the Expiration Date or the termination of the option
term under Sections 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement.

5.Cessation of Board Service.Should Optionee's service as a Board member cease while the option remains
outstanding, then the option term set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall terminate (and the option shall cease to be outstanding) prior to the Expiration Date in accordance with the
following provisions:



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6.Corporate Transaction.In the event of a Corporate Transaction, the option, to the extent outstanding but
not otherwise fully exercisable, shall automatically accelerate so that the option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction, become exercisable for all the Shares
at the time subject to the option and may be exercised for any or all of those Shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the Corporate Transaction, the option shall
terminate and cease to be exercisable except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with such Corporate Transaction.

7.Change in Control/Hostile Take-Over.



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8.Adjustment in Shares.Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, appropriate
adjustments shall be made to (i) the number and/or class of securities subject to the option and (ii) the Exercise Price in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution
or enlargement of rights and benefits hereunder. The adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.

9.Stockholder Rights.The holder of the option shall not have any stockholder rights with respect to the
Shares until such person shall have exercised the option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record of the purchased shares.

10.Manner of Exercising Option



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11.No Impairment of Rights.This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust,
reclassify, reorganize or otherwise make changes in its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. This
Agreement shall not in any way be construed or interpreted so as to affect adversely or otherwise impair the right of the Corporation or the stockholders to remove Optionee from the Board at any time
in accordance with the provisions of applicable law.

12.Compliance with Laws and Regulations.



13.Successors and Assigns.Except to the extent otherwise provided in Sections 3 or 6 above, the provisions of
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its
successors and assigns and Optionee, Optionee's assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Optionee's estate.

14.Notices.Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Corporation under the terms of this Agreement
shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the
address indicated in the Grant Notice. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed to Optionee.

15.Construction.This Agreement and the option evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the automatic
option grant program in effect under the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of such program.

16.Governing Law.The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the
laws of the State of California without resort to the State of California conflict-of-laws rules.

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APPENDIX

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A.Agreementshall mean this Automatic Stock Option Agreement.

B.Boardshall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.

C.Change in Controlshall mean a change in ownership or control of the Corporation effected through either of the following
transactions:



D.Codeshall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

E.Common Stockshall mean the Corporation's common stock.

F.Corporate Transactionshall mean either of the following stockholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation is a
party.



G.Corporationshall mean Westaff, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

H.Exercise Dateshall mean the date on which the option shall have been exercised in accordance with Section 10 of
this Agreement.

I.Exercise Priceshall mean the exercise price per share set forth in the Grant Notice.

J.Exercise Scheduleshall mean the schedule set forth in the Grant Notice, pursuant to which the option is to become
exercisable, subject to acceleration in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

K.Expiration Dateshall mean the date the option expires, as set forth in the Grant Notice.

L.Fair Market Valueper share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be determined in accordance with the following
provisions:



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M.Grant Dateshall mean the date of grant of the option set forth in the Grant Notice.

N.Grant Noticeshall mean the Notice of Grant of Non-Employee Director Automatic Stock Option accompanying this
Agreement, pursuant to which Optionee has been informed of the basic terms of the option evidenced hereby.

O.Hostile Take-Overshall mean a change in ownership of the Corporation effected through the following
transaction:



P.1934 Actshall mean the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Q.Non-Statutory Optionshall mean a stock option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code
Section 422.

R.Notice of Exerciseshall mean the written notice of the option exercise on the form provided by the Corporation for such
purpose.

S.Optioneeshall mean the person to whom the option is granted, as set forth in the Grant Notice.

T.Permanent Disabilityshall mean the inability of Optionee to perform his or her usual duties as a Board member by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuos duration of twelve (12) months or more.

U.Planshall mean the Corporation's 1996 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan.

V.Plan Administratorshall mean the person or entity authorized to administer the Plan, as defined under the Plan.

W.Qualified Domestic Relations Ordershall mean a domestic relations order which substantially complies with the
requirements of Code Section 414(p). A domestic relations order includes any judgment, decree or order (including approval of a property settlement agreement) which provides or

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otherwise conveys, pursuant to applicable state domestic relations law (including community property laws), marital property rights to any spouse or former spouse of Optionee. The Plan Administrator
shall have the sole discretion to determine whether a domestic relations order constitutes a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.

X.Sharesshall mean the number of shares of Common Stock set forth in the Grant Notice that are subject to the option.

Y.Take-Over Priceshall mean the greater of (i) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the
date the particular option to purchase Shares is surrendered to the Corporation in connection with a Hostile Take-Over or (ii) the highest reported price per share of Common Stock
paid by the tender offeror in effecting such Hostile Take-Over.

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