EXHIBIT 10.7.7

WESTAFF, INC.    STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A.    The
Corporation has adopted the Plan for the purpose of retaining the services of selected Employees, non-employee members of the Board or the board of
directors of any Parent or Subsidiary and consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

B.    Optionee
is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or a Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the
purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Corporation's grant of an option to Optionee.

C.    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, as of the Grant Date, an option to purchase up to
the number of Option Shares specified in the Grant Notice. The Option Shares shall be purchasable from time to time during the option term specified in Paragraph 2 at the Exercise Price.

2.Option Term.This 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 sooner terminated in accordance with Paragraph 5 or 6.

3.Limited Transferability.This option shall be neither transferable nor assignable by Optionee other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution following Optionee's death and may be exercised, during Optionee's lifetime, only by Optionee.

4.Dates of Exercise.This option shall become exercisable for the Option Shares in one or more installments as
specified in the Grant Notice. As the option becomes exercisable for such installments, those installments shall accumulate and the option shall remain exercisable for the accumulated installments
until the Expiration Date or sooner termination of the option term under Paragraph 5 or 6.

5.Cessation of Service.The option term specified in Paragraph 2 shall terminate (and this option shall
cease to be outstanding) prior to the Expiration Date should any of the following provisions become applicable:



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6.Special Acceleration of Option.

(a)  This
option, to the extent outstanding at the time of a Corporate Transaction but not otherwise fully exercisable, shall automatically accelerate so that this option
shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become exercisable for all of the Option Shares at the time subject to this option and may be exercised for any or all of
those Option Shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. No such acceleration of this option, however, shall occur if and to the extent: (i) this option is, in connection with the Corporate
Transaction, either to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or to be replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation (or
parent thereof) or (ii) this option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the Option Shares at the time of the
Corporate Transaction (the excess of the Fair Market Value of those Option Shares over the aggregate Exercise Price payable for such shares) and provides for subsequent pay-out in
accordance with the option exercise schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. The determination of option comparability under clause (i) shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and such
determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(b)  Immediately
following the Corporate Transaction, this option, to the extent not previously exercised, shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent
assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with the Corporate Transaction.

(c)  If
this option is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction, then this option shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to
apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate
Transaction, and appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, provided the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same.

(d)  This
Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to
merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

7.Adjustment in Option 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 total number and/or class of securities subject to this option and (ii) the Exercise Price in order to reflect such change and thereby
preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.

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

9.Manner of Exercising Option.

(a)  In
order to exercise this option with respect to all or any part of the Option Shares for which this option is at the time exercisable, Optionee (or any other person or
persons exercising the option) must take the following actions:



(b)  As
soon as practical after the Exercise Date, the Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising this option) a
certificate for the purchased Option Shares, with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

(c)  In
no event may this option be exercised for any fractional shares.

10.Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a)  The
exercise of this option and the issuance of the Option Shares upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Corporation and Optionee with all applicable
requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the
time of such exercise and issuance.

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(b)  The
inability of the Corporation to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Common Stock pursuant to this option shall relieve the Corporation of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not
have been obtained. The Corporation, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

11.Successors and Assigns.Except to the extent otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3 and 6, 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.

12.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 below Optionee's signature line on the Grant Notice. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly
addressed to the party to be notified.

13.Construction.This Agreement and the option evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and
are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. All decisions of the Plan Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be
conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in this option.

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

15.Excess Shares.If the Option Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the Grant Date, the number of
shares of Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then this option shall be void with respect to those excess shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment
sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

16.Additional Terms Applicable to an Incentive Option.In the event this option is designated an Incentive
Option in the Grant Notice, the following terms and conditions shall also apply to the grant:



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17.Leave of Absence.The following provisions shall apply upon the Optionee's commencement of an authorized
leave of absence:



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EXHIBIT I    NOTICE OF EXERCISE

I hereby notify Westaff, Inc. (the "Corporation") that I elect to purchase shares of the Corporation's Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares") at the option
exercise price of $ per share (the "Exercise Price") pursuant to that
certain option (the "Option") granted to me under the Corporation's 1996 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan on  200.

Concurrently
with the delivery of this Exercise Notice to the Corporation, I shall hereby pay to the Corporation the Exercise Price for the Purchased Shares in accordance with the
provisions of my agreement with the Corporation (or other documents) evidencing the Option and shall deliver whatever additional documents may be required by such agreement as a condition for
exercise. Alternatively, I may utilize the special broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure specified in my agreement to effect payment of the Exercise Price for any Purchased Shares in which I am
at the time vested.

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APPENDIX

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A.Agreementshall mean this Stock Option Agreement.

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

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

D.Common Stockshall mean the Corporation's common stock, with par value of $0.01 per share.

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



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

G.Employeeshall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the
control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

H.Exercise Dateshall mean the date on which the option shall have been exercised in accordance with Paragraph 9 of
the Agreement.

I.Exercise Priceshall mean the exercise price per share as specified in the Grant Notice.

J.Expiration Dateshall mean the date on which the option expires as specified in the Grant Notice.

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



L.Grant Dateshall mean the date of grant of the option as specified in the Grant Notice.

M.Grant Noticeshall mean the Notice of Grant of Stock Option accompanying the Agreement, pursuant to which Optionee has
been' informed of the basic terms of the option evidenced hereby.

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N.Incentive Optionshall mean an option which satisfies the requirements of Code Section 422.

O.Misconductshall mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by Optionee, any unauthorized use or
disclosure by Optionee of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by Optionee adversely affecting the business
or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Corporation (or
any Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of Optionee or any other individual in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

P.Non-Statutory Optionshall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

Q.Notice of Exerciseshall mean the notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.

R.Option Sharesshall mean the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option as specified in the Grant Notice.

S.Optioneeshall mean the person to whom the option is granted as specified in the Grant Notice.

T.Parentshall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the
Corporation, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

U.Permanent Disabilityshall mean the inability of Optionee to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more.

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

W.Plan Administratorshall mean either the Board or a committee of Board members, to the extent the committee is at the time
responsible for the administration of the Plan.

X.Serviceshall mean the Optionee's performance of services for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the
capacity of an Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or independent advisor.

Y.Stock Exchangeshall mean the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange.

Z.Subsidiaryshall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

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