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Exhibit 10.3.5.1    
    

 
 

FIRST AMENDMENT
  TO
  EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
  BY AND BETWEEN
  WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC. AND DIRK A. SODESTROM    
    

        The Employment Contract dated as of January 1, 2001 by and between Westaff Support, Inc. ("Westaff") and Dirk A. Sodestrom ("you") is hereby amended
as follows effective June 30, 2003: 

	1.
	The
last two sentences of Section 1, including a., b., and c., are hereby deleted in their entirety.

	2.
	Section 2
is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after the first paragraph: 

"If
your employment is terminated except for Cause or Performance-related Issues, as defined in Exhibit 1 which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, you have not been
offered a position similar in responsibility, skill requirements and work schedule as your current position, and a position for which the salary offered would require no more than a 10% reduction in
your then current pay, and a position that does not require you to travel more than 30 miles from your current primary place of work, you are eligible to receive transition compensation. You will be
eligible for transition compensation in the form of a single lump sum cash payment equivalent to sixty-five (65) weeks of your then current base salary less appropriate
withholdings, provided that you are an active regular employee or on an approved leave of absence of no more than six (6) months in the twelve (12) month period prior to the time of
position elimination or restructuring, you have not voluntarily terminated your employment prior to the elimination of your position, and you have not been dismissed for Cause or Performance-related
Issues." 

	3.
	The
first sentence of Section 3 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following sentence: 

"You
will be paid a salary of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) per year." 

        All
other terms and conditions of the above-referenced Employment Contract shall remain in full force and effect unless otherwise amended herein. 

	EMPLOYEE:	 	 
	

/s/  DIRK A. SODESTROM      
 Dirk A. Sodestrom	
 	

 
	
WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  DWIGHT S. PEDERSEN      
 Dwight S. Pedersen	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	
President and Chief Executive Officer	
 	

 

 
 

EXHIBIT 1
  TO
  FIRST AMENDMENT
  TO
  EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
  BY AND BETWEEN
  WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC. AND DIRK A. SODESTROM    
    

	1.
	"Cause"
or "Performance-related Issues" means you:

	a.
	act
in bad faith, or in breach of trust, to the detriment of Westaff;

	b.
	intentionally
refuse or fail to act in a way that constitutes a material violation of Westaff policy;

	c.
	exhibit,
in regard to your employment, unfitness or unavailability for service, unsatisfactory performance of the duties required of your employment provided that Westaff has given you
written notice of your unsatisfactory performance and the action required by you to make such performance satisfactory, and you have not improved your performance to a satisfactory level;

	d.
	exhibit
habitual or willful misconduct in the performance of your duties;

	e.
	are
convicted of a crime involving dishonesty; or

	f.
	materially
breach your Employment Contract. 

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Exhibit 10.3.5.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC. AND DIRK A. SODESTROM

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Exhibit 10.3.8.3    
    

 
 

FIRST AMENDMENT
  TO
  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
  BY AND AMONG
  WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC., WESTAFF, INC., AND DWIGHT S. PEDERSEN    
    

        The Employment Agreement effective as of January 14, 2002 by and among Westaff Support, Inc. (the "Company"), Westaff, Inc. ("Westaff"), and
Dwight S. Pedersen (the "Executive") is hereby amended as follows effective June 30, 2003: 

	1.
	The
first sentence of Section 2.(c) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following sentence: 

"The
Executive's employment commenced on January 14, 2002, and his employment shall be of indefinite duration, subject to termination under Section 4 of this Agreement." 

	2.
	The
second sentence of Section 3.(a) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following sentence: 

"The
current annual Base Salary to be paid Executive shall be Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($320,000), less withholdings required by law and agreed upon deductions, if any." 

	3.
	Section 4.(a)
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

"(a)    Definition
of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, termination for Cause is defined in Exhibit 1 which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein." 

	4.
	Section 4.(b)
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

"(b)
Termination by Employer Not For Cause. At any time, the Company or Westaff may terminate the Executive's employment for any reason, without Cause, by providing the Executive termination pay
equivalent to six (6) months of his then current Base Salary payable in the form of a single lump sum payment. If the Executive's employment is terminated without Cause, the Company shall also
pay Executive his earned but unpaid Base Salary, accrued vacation pay through the date of termination, and his earned but unpaid annual incentive pay, if any. 

Should
the Executive's employment be terminated due to or in anticipation of a Change in Control, as defined in Exhibit 1 which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, and the
Executive has not been offered a position similar in responsibility, skill requirements and work schedule as his current position, and a position for which the salary offered would require no more
than a 10% reduction in Executive's then current pay, but not less than $320,000, and a position that does not require him to travel more than 30 miles from his current primary place of work, he is
eligible to receive transition compensation. The Executive shall be eligible for transition compensation for up to one-year following a Change in Control in the form of a single lump sum
cash payment equivalent to twelve (12) months of his then current Base Salary, his earned but unpaid Base Salary, accrued vacation pay through the date of termination, and his earned but unpaid
annual incentive pay, less appropriate withholdings, provided that he is an active regular employee or on an approved leave of absence of no more than six (6) months in the twelve
(12) month period prior to the time of position elimination or restructuring, he has not voluntarily terminated employment prior to the elimination of his position, and he has not been
dismissed for Cause or Performance-related Issues. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive the six (6) months termination pay referred to above or any other severance pay or pay in lieu
of notice in addition to the transition compensation. All of the foregoing payments shall be less withholdings required by law and agreed upon deductions, if any." 

All
other terms and conditions of the above-referenced Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless otherwise amended herein. 

	EXECUTIVE:	 	 
	

/s/  DWIGHT S. PEDERSEN      
 Dwight S. Pedersen	
 	

 
	
COMPANY:

WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  W. ROBERT STOVER      
 W. Robert Stover	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	
Chairman of the Board	
 	

 
	
WESTAFF:

WESTAFF, INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  W. ROBERT STOVER      
 W. Robert Stover	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	
Chairman of the Board	
 	

 

 
 

EXHIBIT 1
  TO
  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
  BY AND AMONG
  WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC., WESTAFF, INC., AND DWIGHT S. PEDERSEN    
    

	1.
	"Cause"
or "Performance- related issues" means the Executive:

	(i)
	acts
in bad faith, or in breach of trust, to the detriment of the Company or Westaff;

	(ii)
	refuses
or fails intentionally to act in a way that constitutes a material violation of any policy of the Company or Westaff or any specific direction or order
reasonably assigned in writing by the Board of Westaff or the Company;

	(iii)
	exhibits,
in regard to his employment, unfitness or unavailability for service, unsatisfactory performance of the duties required of his employment provided that
Westaff or the Company has given the Executive written notice of his unsatisfactory performance and the action required on his part to make such performance satisfactory and he has not improved his
performance to a satisfactory level;

	(iv)
	exhibits
habitual or willful misconduct in the performance of duties;

	(v)
	is
convicted of a crime involving dishonesty; or

	(vi)
	breaches
any material term of this agreement.

	2.
	"Change
of Control" is defined as (i) the sale, lease or disposition of substantially all of the assets of Company, its parent, Westaff (USA), Inc. ("the Parent"), and
Westaff, (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company, the Parent, and Westaff with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which
the stockholders of the Company, the Parent and Westaff immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, own less than 50% of the Company's the Parent's and Westaff's voting power
immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization, or (iii) any transaction or series of related transactions to which, the Company, the Parent, and Westaff is a party in which in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company's, the Parent's and Westaff's voting power is transferred. 

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Exhibit 10.3.8.3

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC., WESTAFF, INC., AND DWIGHT S. PEDERSEN

EXHIBIT 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG WESTAFF SUPPORT, INC., WESTAFF, INC., AND DWIGHT S. PEDERSEN

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