UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Date of Report:~~ March 1719, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

WESTAFF, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction ~~of incorporation)~~

000-24990		94-1266151
(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
File Number)		Identification No.)

of incorporation)

298 North Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

000-24990		94-1266151
(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
File Number)		Identification No.)

~~(Address~~3820 State ~~of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)~~Street

~~(925)~~Santa Barbara, ~~930-5300~~CA 93105

(~~Registrant’s~~Address of ~~telephone~~Principal ~~number~~Executive Offices, including ~~area~~Zip ~~code~~Code)

~~N/A~~(805) 882-2200

(~~Former~~Registrant’s telephone ~~name or former address~~number, ifincluding ~~changed~~area ~~since last report.~~code)

~~Check~~298 ~~the~~North ~~appropriate~~Wiget ~~box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):~~Lane

~~o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425~~Walnut ~~under~~Creek, ~~the~~CA ~~Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~94598-2453

~~o Soliciting~~(Former name ~~material~~or ~~pursuant~~former toaddress, ~~Rule 14a-12 under~~if ~~the~~changed ~~Exchange~~since ~~Act~~last ~~(17 CFR 240~~report.~~14a-12~~)

~~o Pre-commencement~~Check the ~~communications~~appropriate ~~pursuant~~box tobelow ~~Rule~~if the Form ~~14d~~8-~~2(b) under~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the ~~Exchange~~filing ~~Act~~obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (17see ~~CFR~~General Instruction ~~240~~A.~~14d-~~2(b. below)):

o ~~Pre-commencement~~ Written communications pursuant to Rule ~~13e-4(c)~~ 425 under the ~~Exchange~~Securities Act (17 CFR ~~240~~ 230.~~13e-4 (c~~425))

~~Item~~o Soliciting material ~~8.01~~pursuant ~~Other~~to ~~Events~~Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Ono Pre-commencement communications ~~March 17,~~pursuant ~~2009,~~to ~~Westaff,~~Rule ~~Inc.~~ 14d-2(~~the “Company”~~b) under ~~issued a press release announcing its receipt of stockholder approval to adopt~~ the ~~merger~~Exchange ~~agreement between~~Act ~~the Company and Koosharem Corporation~~ (~~doing business as Select~~17 ~~Staffing). A~~CFR ~~copy of such press release is attached as Exhibit 99~~240.~~1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.~~14d-2(b))

~~Item~~o Pre-commencement communications ~~9.01~~pursuant ~~Financial~~to ~~Statements~~Rule 13e-4(c) under ~~and~~the ~~Exhibits~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

~~(d) Exhibit~~Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Press Release dated March 17, 2009

As previously disclosed, Westaff, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 28, 2009, by and among Koosharem Corporation, a California corporation (“Parent”), Select Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”). On March 17, 2009, the Company received stockholder approval to adopt the Merger Agreement.

2On March 19, 2009, in accordance with the Merger Agreement and the Delaware General Corporation Law, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”) effective on such date. Each outstanding share of common stock of the Company at such time was converted into the right to receive $1.25 in cash, without interest (other than those held by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, or any of their respective subsidiaries, including the shares acquired from DelStaff, LLC, and other than those shares with respect to which appraisal rights are properly exercised). At the effective time of the Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. In a separate transaction immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, Parent closed the Stock and Note Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2009, by and between Parent and DelStaff, LLC, pursuant to which it acquired all of shares of common stock of the Company held by DelStaff, LLC.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

~~Pursuant~~As a toresult of the ~~requirements~~Merger, oftrading in the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Exchange~~common ~~Act~~stock ofhas ~~1934,~~been suspended and the ~~registrant~~Company’s common stock has ~~duly~~been ~~caused~~delisted ~~this~~from ~~report~~the toNASDAQ beStock Market. In ~~signed~~addition, onthe ~~its~~Company ~~behalf~~has byundertaken the process to ~~undersigned~~deregister ~~hereunto~~its ~~duly~~common ~~authorized~~stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

~~WESTAFF, INC~~Item 5.01 Changes ~~By:~~in ~~/s/~~Control ~~Christa C~~of Registrant. ~~Leonard Christa C. Leonard Senior President and Chief Financial Officer~~

~~Date: March 18,~~The information ~~2009~~set forth in Item 2.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

3Item 8.01 Other Events.

~~EXHIBIT~~A copy ~~INDEX~~of the press release issued by Parent on March 20, 2009, announcing the completion of the Merger, is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Press Release dated March 17, 2009

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

4(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this Report:

Exhibit No.		Description

99		Press Release, dated March 20, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	WESTAFF, INC.


	By:	/s/ D. Stephen Sorensen
		D. Stephen Sorensen
		Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 24, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description of Document

99		Press Release dated March 20, 2009

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