**Exhibit 10.3.9.4**

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**WESTAFF,INC.NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION**

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Notice is hereby given of the following option grant(the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock of Westaff, Inc. (the “Corporation”):

 
|   | Optionee:                                                                                                   | Patricia M. Newman                                                                  |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Grant Date:                                                                                                 | April 7, 2005                                                                       |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Vesting Commencement Date:                                                                                  | April 7, 2006                                                                       |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Exercise Price:                                                                                             | $3.22 per share                                                                     |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Number of Option Shares:                                                                                    | 155,275 shares                                                                      |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Expiration Date:                                                                                            | April 7, 2015                                                                       |
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|   | Type of Options:                                                                                            | Incentive Stock Option                                                              |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Exercise Schedule:                                                                                          | The Option shall vest in accordance with the  following schedule. In no event shall |
|   | the Option become exercisable for any additional Option  Shares after Optionee’s cessation of Service. |

 
| **DATE**                                  | ** ** | **VESTED OPTION SHARES** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------|------------|
| April 7, 2006 (Vesting Commencement Date) |       | 31,055                   |       |
| April 7, 2007                             |       | 31,055                   |       |
| April 7, 2008                             |       | 31,055                   |       |
| April 7, 2009                             |       | 31,055                   |       |
| April 7, 2010                             |       | 31,055                   |       |

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, theOptions shall become fully vested and exercisable if Optionee is terminatedwithout Cause within one year of the effective date of a “Change in Control,” a“Corporate Transaction,” or a “Hostile Take-Over” as such terms are defined inthe Plan, whichever event shall first occur while Optionee is employed theCorporation and notwithstanding any assumption, substitution or replacement ofsuch grants in connection with such event.

 

Optionee understands and agrees that the Option isgranted subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Westaff, Inc. 1996Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the “Plan”). Optionee further agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and theterms of the Option as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement attached heretoas Exhibit A.

 

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Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of theofficial prospectus for the Plan and a copy of the Plan in the forms attachedhereto as Exhibit B.

 

No Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in this Notice or in the attached Stock Option Agreement or inthe Plan shall confer upon Optionee any right to continue in Service for anyperiod of specific duration of interfere with or otherwise restrict in any waythe rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing orretaining Optionee) or of Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reservedby each, to terminate Optionee’s Service at any time for any reason, with orwithout cause.

 

Definitions. All capitalized terms in this Notice shall have themeaning assigned to them in this Notice, the Plan or in the attached StockOption Agreement.

 

April 7, 2005

 

 
|   | WESTAFF, INC. |
|--------|---------------|
|   |          |
|   |          |
|   | By:           | /s/ W. Robert  Stover |
|   |          | Name: | W. Robert Stover |
|   |          | Title: | Chairman of the Board |
|   |          |   |
|   |          |   |
|   |          |  /s/  Patricia M. Newman |
|   |          |  Patricia M. Newman |
|   |          |   |
|   | Address:      | 115 Samuel Court  Clayton, CA 94517 |

 

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**WESTAFF, INC.**

**NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION**

 

Notice is hereby given of the following option grant (the “Option”) topurchase shares of the Common Stock of Westaff, Inc. (the “Corporation”):

 
|   | Optionee:                                                                                                   | Patricia M. Newman                                                                  |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Grant Date:                                                                                                 | April 7, 2005                                                                       |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Vesting Commencement Date:                                                                                  | April 7, 2006                                                                       |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Exercise Price:                                                                                             | $3.22 per share                                                                     |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Number of Option Shares:                                                                                    | 44,725                                                                              |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Expiration Date:                                                                                            | April 7, 2015                                                                       |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Type of Option:                                                                                             | Non-Statutory Stock Option                                                          |
|   |                                                                                                        |                                                                                |
|   | Exercise Schedule:                                                                                          | The Option shall vest in accordance with the  following schedule. In no event shall |
|   | the Option become exercisable for any additional Option  Shares after Optionee’s cessation of Service. |

 
| **DATE**                                  | ** ** | **VESTED OPTION SHARES** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------|------------|
| April 7, 2006 (Vesting Commencement Date) |       | 8,945                    |       |
| April 7, 2007                             |       | 8,945                    |       |
| April 7, 2008                             |       | 8,945                    |       |
| April 7, 2009                             |       | 8,945                    |       |
| April 7, 2010                             |       | 8,945                    |       |

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, theOptions shall become fully vested and exercisable if Optionee is terminatedwithout Cause within one year of the effective date of a “Change in Control,” a“Corporate Transaction,” or a “Hostile Take-Over” as such terms are defined inthe Plan, whichever event shall first occur while Optionee is employed theCorporation and notwithstanding any assumption, substitution or replacement ofsuch grants in connection with such event.

 

Optionee understands and agrees that the Option is granted subject toand in accordance with the terms of the Westaff, Inc. 1996 Stock Option/StockIssuance Plan (the “Plan”). Optionee further agrees to be bound by the terms ofthe Plan and the terms of the Option as set forth in the Stock Option Agreementattached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

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Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the officialprospectus for the Plan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.  A copy of the Plan is available upon requestmade to the Corporate Secretary at the Corporation’s principal offices.

 

No Employment or Service Contract.  Nothing in this Notice or in the attachedStock Option Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Optionee any right tocontinue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with orotherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent orSubsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) or of Optionee, which rights arehereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Optionee’s Service at any timefor any reason, with or without cause.

 

Definitions.  All capitalized terms in this Notice shallhave the meaning assigned to them in this Notice or in the attached StockOption Agreement.

 

Dated as of April 7, 2005

 
|   | **WESTAFF, INC.** |
|--------|-------------------|
|   |              |
|   |              |
|   | By:               | /s/ W. Robert Stover |
|   |              | Name:  W.  Robert Stover |
|   |              | Title:  Chairman  of the Board |
|   |              |   |
|   |              |   |
|   |              | /s/ Patricia M. Newman |
|   |              | Patricia M. Newman |
|   |              |   |
|   | Address:          | 115 Samuel Court |
|   |              | Clayton, CA 94517 |

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