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                                                                Exhibit 10.19(a)

                                  Manpower Inc.
                            5301 North Ironwood Road
                           Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217

                                February 19, 2002

Mr. Michael J. Van Handel:

      We have agreed as follows with respect to the compensation to be paid and
the other benefits to be provided to you in connection with your continuing
employment by Manpower Inc. (the "Corporation"):

      1. Term. The "Term" will be a period beginning on the date of this letter
indicated above and ending on the first to occur of the following: (a) the date
two years after the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined in the letter
to you of even date regarding other rights and obligations on termination of
your employment; (b) February 28, 2005, if no Change of Control occurs between
the date of this letter indicated above and February 28, 2005; or (c) the Date
of Termination, as defined in the letter from the Corporation to you of even
date regarding other rights and obligations on termination of your employment.

      2. Base Compensation. You will be paid a base salary for your services
during the Term at the rate of Three Hundred Forty Thousand ($340,000) per year,
as may be increased from time to time by the Corporation. Your base compensation
will be paid in accordance with the Corporation's regular payroll practices with
respect to such compensation as in effect from time to time.

      3. Incentive Bonus. You also will be entitled to receive incentive
compensation for your services during the Term in accordance with an incentive
compensation plan approved and administered by the Executive Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Such plan may be amended
or replaced from time to time by such Committee, but without your agreement no
such action will adversely affect any rights you may have under such plan as of
the time of such action.

      4. Benefits. During the entire Term, the Corporation will provide you
with, and you will be eligible for, all benefits of employment generally made
available to the executives of the Corporation from time to time (collectively,
the "Benefits Plans"), subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms,
conditions and overall administration of such Benefit Plans. You will
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be considered for participation in Benefit Plans which by the terms thereof are
discretionary in nature (such as stock option plans) on the same basis as other
executive personnel of the Corporation of similar rank. You also will be
entitled to vacations and perquisites in accordance with the Corporation's
policies as in effect from time to time for executives of the Corporation.

      5. Expenses. The Corporation will reimburse to you on a monthly basis for
all traveling, hotel, entertainment and other expenses reasonably incurred by
you in the proper performance of your duties during the Term, subject to your
compliance with the guidelines and regulations concerning expense reimbursement
issued by the Corporation.

      6. Nondisclosure and Nonsolicitation.

            (a) Nondisclosure.

                  (i) You will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during
            the term of your employment with the Corporation or any of its
            direct or indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the "Manpower Group")
            or during the two-year period following your termination of
            employment with the Manpower Group, use for yourself or others, or
            disclose to others, any Confidential Information (as defined below),
            whether or not conceived, developed, or perfected by you and no
            matter how it became known to you, unless (a) you first secure
            written consent of the Corporation to such disclosure or use, (b)
            the same shall have lawfully become a matter of public knowledge
            other than by your act or omission, or (c) you are ordered to
            disclose the same by a court of competent jurisdiction or are
            otherwise required to disclose the same by law, and you promptly
            notify the Corporation of such disclosure. "Confidential
            Information" shall mean all business information (whether or not in
            written form) which relates to any company in the Manpower Group and
            which is not known to the public generally (absent your disclosure),
            including but not limited to confidential knowledge, operating
            instructions, training materials and systems, customer lists, sales
            records and documents, marketing and sales strategies and plans,
            market surveys, cost and profitability analyses, pricing
            information, competitive strategies, personnel-related information,
            and supplier lists. This obligation will survive the termination of
            your employment for a period of two years and will not be construed
            to in any way limit the Corporation's rights to protect confidential
            information which constitute trade secrets under applicable trade
            secrets law even after such two-year period.

                  (ii) Upon your termination of employment with the Manpower
            Group, or at any other time upon request of the Corporation, you
            will promptly surrender to the Corporation, or destroy and certify
            such destruction to the Corporation, any documents, materials, or
            computer or electronic records containing any Confidential
            Information which are in your possession or under your control.


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            (b) Nonsolicitation of Employees. You agree that you will not, at
      any time during the term of your employment with the Manpower Group or
      during the one-year period following your termination of employment with
      the Manpower Group, either on your own account or in conjunction with or
      on behalf of any other person, company, business entity, or other
      organization whatsoever, directly or indirectly induce, solicit, entice or
      procure any person who is an employee of any company in the Manpower
      Group, or has been such an employee within the three months preceding such
      action, to terminate his or her employment with the Manpower Group so as
      to accept employment elsewhere.

            (c) Injunction. You recognize that irreparable and incalculable
      injury will result to the Manpower Group and its businesses and properties
      in the event of your breach of any of the restrictions imposed by Sections
      6(a) - (b), above. You therefore agree that, in the event of any such
      actual, impending or threatened breach, the Corporation will be entitled,
      in addition to any other remedies and damages available to it, to
      temporary and permanent injunctive relief (without the necessity of
      posting a bond or other security) restraining the violation, or further
      violation, of such restrictions by you and by any other person or entity
      from whom you may be acting or who is acting for you or in concert with
      you.

      7. Successors; Binding Agreement. This letter agreement will be binding on
the Corporation and its successors and will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, heirs and successors.

      8. Notice. Notices and all other communications provided for in this
letter will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered in person, sent by telecopy, or mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and properly
addressed to the other party.

      9. No Right to Remain Employed. Nothing contained in this letter will be
construed as conferring upon you any right to remain employed by the Corporation
or any member of the Manpower Group or affect the right of the Corporation or
any member of the Manpower Group to terminate your employment at any time for
any reason or no reason, subject to the obligations of the Corporation and the
Manpower Group as set forth herein.

      10. Modification. No provision of this letter may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing
by you and the Corporation.

      11. Withholding. The Corporation shall be entitled to withhold from
amounts to be paid to you hereunder any federal, state, or local withholding or
other taxes or charges which it is, from time to time, required to withhold
under applicable law.

      12. Previous Agreement. This letter and the letter of even date from the
Corporation to you, regarding other rights and obligations on termination of
your employment, upon acceptance


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by you, expressly supersede any and all previous agreements or understandings
relating to your employment by the Corporation or the Manpower Group or the
termination of such employment, and any such agreement or agreements shall, as
of the date of your acceptance, have no further force or effect.

      If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign and return one
copy of this letter which will constitute our agreement with respect to the
subject matter of this letter.

                                        Sincerely,

                                        MANPOWER INC.


                                        By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Joerres
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                                            Jeffrey A. Joerres, President and
                                              Chief Executive Officer


Agreed as of the 19th day of February, 2002.


/s/ Michael J. Van Handel
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Michael J. Van Handel


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