Westaff, Inc. provides temporary staffing services primarily in suburban and rural markets, as well as in the downtown areas of urban centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers staffing solutions, which include permanent placement, replacement, supplemental, and onsite programs to businesses and government agencies through its network of company-owned, franchise agent, and licensed offices. It focuses primarily on placing clerical/administrative and light industrial personnel into temporary and permanent positions. The company’s clerical/administrative services personnel are placed for a range of general business positions, including receptionists, administrative assistants, data entry operators, word processors, customer service representatives, and telemarketers; other general office, accounting, bookkeeping, and clerical staff; and call center agents, such as customer service, help desk, and technical support staff. Westaff’s light industrial services personnel are placed for various assignments, including general factory and manufacturing work, warehouse work, technical work, and general services. It also provides other services within the clerical/administrative and light industrial staffing market, such as temp-to-hire services; pay rolling; on-site and on-location services; and other professional services, including skills and behavioral assessments, and coordination of drug testing and background checking. In addition, the company’s permanent placement services include locating, screening, and assessing candidates on behalf of customers. As of November 3, 2007, the company operated a network of 204 offices in 45 states and 3 foreign countries. Westaff, Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.