SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN WESTERN STAFF SERVICES, INC. AND W. ROBERT STOVER The Employment Agreement by and between Western Staff Services, Inc. ("Employer") and W. Robert Stover ("Employee") is hereby amended as follows...

                                 SECOND AMENDMENT
                                        TO
                               EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                           WESTERN STAFF SERVICES, INC.
                                       AND
                                W. XXXXXX XXXXXX


     The Employment Agreement by and between Western Staff Services, Inc. 
("Employer") and W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx ("Employee") is hereby amended as follows 
effective August 14, 1997.

     1.  Section 4(b) is hereby reinstated in its entirety as follows:

         "(b) In the event of Employee's death, his widow (or his estate 
         if there is no surviving widow) shall be entitled to receive an 
         amount equal to three times the annual compensation then in effect, 
         payable in equal monthly installments over the following five (5) 
         year period."


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


EMPLOYER:

Western Staff Services, Inc.


By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
     -------------------------------------
     Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
     President and Chief Operating Officer



By:  /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
     -------------------------------------
     Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



EMPLOYEE:

  /s/ W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx