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Exhibit 4.1    
    

  

THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL AND OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR
SERIES THEREOF AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AS FILED WITH THE DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY STOCKHOLDER UPON
REQUEST MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, WITHOUT CHARGE A FULL STATEMENT OF (A) THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH
CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS, SO FAR AS THEY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED, AND (B) THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF SUBSEQUENT CLASSES OR SERIES. 

The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 

	TEN COM	—	 	as tenants in common
	

TEN ENT	

—	
 	

as tenants by entireties
	

JT TEN	

—	
 	

as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
	

UTMA	

—	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

Custodian	
 	

 
	 	 	 	
	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	(Cust)	 	 	 	(Minor)
	

 	

 	
 	

under Uniform Transfers to Minors
	 	 	 	Act	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	(State)

Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in above list.

For value received            hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto  

	PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE	 	 
	
	 	 
	

  	
 	

 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE) 

	
	 	Shares

of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint  

	
	 	Attorney

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.  

	Dated	 	 	X	 
	 	
	 	 	

	

 	

 	
 	

X	

 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

	SIGNATURE GUARANTEED	 	 
	
	 	 
	ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM ("STAMP"), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM ("MSP"), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM ("SEMP") AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.	 	 
	
	 	 

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Exhibit 10.1.3    
    

 
 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT    
    

        This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment"), dated as of
June             , 2007, to the Governance
Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of April 30, 2007, is entered into by and among Westaff, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and DelStaff, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("DelStaff"). Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. 

        A.    Section 8.2(a)
of the Agreement requires that any amendment to the Agreement be signed by each of DelStaff and the Company. 

        B.    Section 8.2(a)
of the Agreement requires that any amendment to the Agreement be approved in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Agreement. 

        C.    Section 2.1
of the Agreement requires that any amendment to the Agreement be approved by the Audit Committee and a majority of the Super Independent Group. 

        D.    The
Company and DelStaff desire to amend the Agreement so that in lieu of Board Fees payable to Mr. Black and Mr. Phillips under Section 1.2(j) of
the Agreement, management fees in the same amount shall be paid to H.I.G. Capital Management, Inc. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each of the undersigned agrees as
follows: 

        Section 1.1    Amendment.    Section 1.2(j) of the Agreement shall be amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows: 

        "All
directors who are not employees of the Company shall be paid, subject to future increases upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee, at least a $25,000 retainer per year and
an additional $6,000 annual fee for committee chairmanship, plus an additional fee of $1,000 per Board or committee meeting attended in person or $500 for each telephonic Board or committee meeting
attended, provided, that, if a Board meeting and a committee meeting were held on the same day, the total fee will not exceed $1,000 per day
(collectively, "Board Fees"). All directors who are not employees of the Company shall be promptly reimbursed for his or her reasonable expenses in
performing his or her duties as a director, including reasonable travel expenses incurred to attend any meeting of the Board or its committee. In addition, the Compensation Committee shall determine
grants of equity incentive compensation applicable to all directors who are not employees of the Company. In lieu of Board Fees payable under this Section 1.2(j) to Mr. Black and
Mr. Phillips, management fees in the same amount shall be paid to H.I.G. Capital Management, Inc." 

        Section 1.2    Further Assurance.    Each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to
effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as is reasonably practicable. Each party hereto, at the reasonable request of another party hereto, shall execute and deliver, or cause to
be delivered, such further certificates, instruments and other documents, and to take, or cause to be taken, such further actions as may be necessary or desirable for effecting the consummation of
this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby. 

        Section 1.3    Successors and Assigns.    This Amendment shall not be assignable by operation of law or
otherwise. Subject to the preceding sentence, the provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. 

        Section 1.4    Entire Agreement.    This Amendment and the Agreement (including any exhibits thereto)
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter
hereof. 

 

        Section 1.5    Governing Law; Jurisdiction.    This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising
out of or in connection with, this Amendment and any related agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought exclusively in any federal or state court located in the
State of Delaware, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether
within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. 

        Section 1.6    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.    EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 

        Section 1.7    Counterparts; Effectiveness.    This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Amendment shall become effective when (A) each party hereto shall
have received counterparts thereof signed by the other party hereto and (B) the appropriate approval has been received by (i) the Audit Committee and (ii) a majority of the Super
Independent Group, in each case as described in Section 2.1 of the Agreement. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first referred to above. 

	WESTAFF, INC.	 	DELSTAFF, LLC
	

By:	

/s/  RONALD D. STEVENS      
	
 	

By:	

/s/  MICHAEL PHILLIPS      

	Name: Ronald D. Stevens

Title: Director	 	Name: Michael Phillips

Title: Manager

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Exhibit 10.1.4    
    

 
 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT    
    

        This Amendment No. 2 (this "Amendment"), dated as of
January             , 2008, to the
Governance Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of April 30, 2007, is entered into by and among Westaff, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") and DelStaff, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("DelStaff"). Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. 

        A.    Section 8.2(a)
of the Agreement requires that any amendment to the Agreement be signed by each of DelStaff and the Company. 

        B.    Section 8.2(a)
of the Agreement requires that any amendment to the Agreement be approved in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Agreement. 

        C.    Section 2.1
of the Agreement requires that any amendment to the Agreement be approved by the Audit Committee and a majority of the Super Independent Group. 

        D.    The
Company and DelStaff desire to amend the Agreement to reflect that there shall be no annual fee paid for the committee chairmanship for the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each of the undersigned agrees as
follows: 

        Section 1.1    Amendment.    Section 1.2(j) of the Agreement shall be amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows: 

        "All
directors who are not employees of the Company shall be paid, subject to future increases upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee, at least a $25,000 retainer per year and
an additional $6,000 annual fee for committee chairmanship for the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, plus an additional fee of $1,000 per Board or committee meeting attended in person or
$500 for each telephonic Board or committee meeting attended, provided, that, if a Board meeting and a committee meeting were held on the same day, the
total fee will not exceed $1,000 per day (collectively, "Board Fees"). There shall be no annual fees paid for committee chairmanship for the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. All directors who are not employees of the Company shall be promptly reimbursed for his or her reasonable expenses in performing his or
her duties as a director, including reasonable travel expenses incurred to attend any meeting of the Board or its committee. In addition, the Compensation Committee shall determine grants of equity
incentive compensation applicable to all directors who are not employees of the Company. In lieu of Board Fees payable under this Section 1.2(j) to Mr. Black and Mr. Phillips,
management fees in the same amount shall be paid to H.I.G. Capital Management, Inc." 

        Section 1.2    Further Assurance.    Each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to
effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as is reasonably practicable. Each party hereto, at the reasonable request of another party hereto, shall execute and deliver, or cause to
be delivered, such further certificates, instruments and other documents, and to take, or cause to be taken, such further actions as may be necessary or desirable for effecting the consummation of
this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby. 

        Section 1.3    Successors and Assigns.    This Amendment shall not be assignable by operation of law or
otherwise. Subject to the preceding sentence, the provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. 

        Section 1.4    Entire Agreement.    This Amendment, Amendment No. 1 and the Agreement (including any
exhibits thereto) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior 

agreements,
understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

        Section 1.5    Governing Law; Jurisdiction.    This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising
out of or in connection with, this Amendment and any related agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought exclusively in any federal or state court located in the
State of Delaware, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of
the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to
the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. 

        Section 1.6    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.    EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 

        Section 1.7    Counterparts; Effectiveness.    This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Amendment shall become effective when (A) each party hereto shall
have received counterparts thereof signed by the other party hereto and (B) the appropriate approval has been received by (i) the Audit Committee and (ii) a majority of the Super
Independent Group, in each case as described in Section 2.1 of the Agreement. 

*        *        *        *        * 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first referred to above. 

	WESTAFF, INC.	 	DELSTAFF, LLC
	

By:	

/s/  RONALD D. STEVENS      
	
 	

By:	

/s/  MICHAEL PHILLIPS      

	Name: Ronald D. Stevens

Title: Director	 	Name: Michael Phillips

Title: Manager

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Exhibit 10.1.4

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT

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