REMEDY INTELLIGENT STAFFING, INC. EARLY RENEWAL ADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR EXISTING FRANCHISEES

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.48

                        REMEDY INTELLIGENT STAFFING, INC.
                                  EARLY RENEWAL
                         ADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
                            FOR EXISTING FRANCHISEES

      This Early Renewal Addendum to Franchise Agreement for Existing
Franchisees ("ADDENDUM") is made effective as of _____________, 200__,
("EFFECTIVE DATE"), through _______, 200__, by and between Remedy Intelligent
Staffing, Inc., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
RemedyTemp, Inc., having its principal place of business at 101 Enterprise,
Aliso Viejo, California 92656 ("FRANCHISOR"), and
_____________________________________________________________________________,
(residing at / having its principal place of business at) _____________________
__________________________("FRANCHISEE") with reference to the following facts:

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS, Franchisor and Franchisee previously entered into a Remedy
Intelligent Staffing, Inc. Franchise Agreement dated ______________________
[NOTE: INSERT DATE.] (the "INITIAL AGREEMENT").

      WHEREAS, The expiration date of the Initial Agreement is, or was, on:
_________________ [NOTE: COMPLETE THIS BLANK BY DETERMINING THE DATE ON WHICH
THE CURRENT TERM OF THE INITIAL AGREEMENT EXPIRES.] (the "ORIGINAL EXPIRATION
DATE").

      WHEREAS, Franchisor and Franchisee have mutually agreed to terminate the
Initial Agreement prior to the Original Expiration Date, and have entered into
on this date a new form of Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Inc. Franchise Agreement
(the "FRANCHISE AGREEMENT").

      WHEREAS, Franchisor and Franchisee desire to make certain modifications to
the Franchise Agreement to reflect both Franchisee's status as an existing
franchisee of Franchisor, and that the Franchise Agreement is being entered into
as a renewal of franchise rights.

      NOW, THEREFORE, Franchisor and Franchisee agree as follows:

                  1.    TERMINATION OF INITIAL AGREEMENT
                        AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RENEWAL

      Franchisor and Franchisee acknowledge and agree that the Franchise
Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date. At the time this
Addendum and the Franchise Agreement become effective, the Initial Agreement
shall terminate and, except for Franchisee's outstanding obligations thereunder,
shall no longer be of any force or effect, and the franchise rights and
obligations thereafter shall be governed solely by the Franchise Agreement and
this Addendum.

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                           2. GENERAL RENEWAL CHANGES

      Franchisor and Franchisee agree that the following changes will be made to
the Franchise Agreement to reflect that it is for the renewal of an existing
Remedy Franchised Business. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
terms shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Franchise Agreement.

2.1 The third "WHEREAS" clause of the Franchise Agreement shall be deleted in
its entirety; and the following shall be substituted in lieu thereof:

            "WHEREAS, Franchisee wishes to continue to operate its Remedy
      Franchised Business, and adopt the terms set forth in this Agreement."

2.2 In Section 1 of the Franchise Agreement, "DEFINITIONS," the definition for
"Calculation Year" shall be deleted in its entirety; and the following shall be
substituted in lieu thereof:

            "CALCULATION YEAR" shall mean, for the first Calculation Year, the
      twelve (12) calendar month period beginning on the Effective Date, and,
      for subsequent Calculation Years, each consecutive twelve (12) month
      period thereafter during the term of this Agreement."

2.3 In Section 1 of the Franchise Agreement, "DEFINITIONS," in the definition
for "Franchisor's Share," is deleted in its entirety; and the following will be
substituted in lieu thereof:

            "FRANCHISOR'S SHARE" shall be an amount of money, paid to
      Franchisor, equal to the sum of: (i) Franchisor's Split of the Adjusted
      Gross Margin Dollars, determined according to the Gross Margin Schedule
      set forth in Section 5.6, (ii) eight percent (8%) of Direct-Hire Billings
      during an Accounting Period, (iii) Franchisor's Split of Subcontractor
      Profit during an Accounting Period, and (iv) eight percent (8%) of
      Temporary-to-Hire Conversion Fees during an Accounting Period.

2.4 In Section 1 of the Franchise Agreement, "DEFINITIONS," the definition for
"Gross Margin Floor" shall be deleted in its entirety; and "Gross Margin Floor"
shall mean the Gross Margin Floor as set forth in the Gross Margin Schedule
elected by Franchisee pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Addendum.

2.5 In Section 1 of the Franchise Agreement, "DEFINITIONS," the definition for
"Gross Margin Schedule" shall be deleted in its entirety; and "Gross Margin
Schedule" shall mean the schedule of Gross Margin Tiers, dollar amounts,
Franchisor's Split, Franchisee's Split, Gross Margin Floor and Adjusted Gross
Margin Dollar application as set forth in Attachment A or Attachment B hereto,
as the case may be. In connection therewith:

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      A. At the time Franchisor and Franchisee enter into this Addendum,
Franchisee shall elect, by checking the appropriate box [ONLY ONE BOX SHOULD BE
CHECKED], one of the following in connection with the Gross Margin Schedule to
be applied to the Franchise Agreement:

      [ ]   Gross Margin Schedule A, attached hereto as Attachment A; or

      [ ]   Gross Margin Schedule B, attached hereto as Attachment B.

      B. Once selected, Franchisee shall have no right to change from one Gross
Margin Schedule to the other except as provided below:

            1. So long as Franchisee is not then in default of the Franchise
Agreement, Franchisee shall have one (1) option, exercisable only during the
third or fourth Calculation Year following the Effective Date, to change from
the Gross Margin Schedule selected pursuant to Section 2.5.A (either Gross
Margin Schedule A or Gross Margin Schedule B) to the other Gross Margin
Schedule; provided, that Franchisee must deliver a duly completed and executed
notice of exercise of option, in the form of Attachment E, to Franchisor no
later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the second or third (as
applicable) Calculation Year following the Effective Date. The new Gross Margin
Schedule will become effective at the beginning of the next Calculation Year
(either the third or fourth (as applicable) Calculation Year following the
Effective Date) and shall remain effective until the termination or expiration
of the Franchise Agreement, unless changed pursuant to Section 2.5.B.2. below.

            2. So long as Franchisee is not then in default of the Franchise
Agreement, and Franchisee has renewed its Franchise Agreement pursuant to
Section 4.2 of the Franchise Agreement, Franchisee shall have one (1) option,
exercisable only during the seventh or eighth Calculation Year following the
Effective Date, to change from its then-current Gross Margin Schedule (either
Gross Margin Schedule A or Gross Margin Schedule B) to the other Gross Margin
Schedule; provided, that Franchisee must deliver a duly completed and executed
notice of exercise of option, in the form of Attachment E, to Franchisor no
later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the sixth or seventh (as
applicable) Calculation Year following the Effective Date. The new Gross Margin
Schedule will become effective at the beginning of the next Calculation Year
(either the seventh or eighth (as applicable) Calculation Year following the
Effective Date) and shall remain effective until the termination or expiration
of the Franchise Agreement.

2.6 The definition of "Initial Term" in Section 1 of the Franchise Agreement,
under the heading "DEFINITIONS" shall be revised to mean the period of time from
the Effective Date until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Original Expiration
Date, and the language of Section 4.1 of the Franchise Agreement shall be
amended to reflect this revised Initial Term.

2.7 In Section 1 of the Franchise Agreement, "DEFINITIONS," in the definition
for "Technology Fee," is deleted in its entirety; and the following will be
substituted in lieu thereof:

      "TECHNOLOGY FEE" means a monthly fee paid to Franchisor each Accounting
      Period in the amount of Two Hundred thirty Six Dollars ($236) for the
      first Location of the Franchised

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      Business, and One Hundred Dollars ($100) for each additional Location of
      the Franchised Business.

2.8 Section 4 of the Franchise Agreement, "TERM AND RENEWAL," shall be
supplemented by the addition of the following new Section 4.5:

      4.5. OPTIONS UPON EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL TERM.

      4.5.1. Request for Additional Renewal. If, at the end of the term of the
      Renewal Agreement, Franchisee desires to obtain an extra renewal period of
      five (5) years (an "EXTRA RENEWAL TERM") and timely applies with
      Franchisor therefor as described below, then the terms of this Section 4.5
      will apply. If Franchisee makes a written request to Franchisor for an
      Extra Renewal Term, no earlier than five hundred forty (540) days and no
      later than three hundred sixty (360) days prior to the end of the term
      under the Renewal Agreement, Franchisor may, without any obligation, offer
      a new Renewal Agreement (the "EXTRA RENEWAL AGREEMENT") to Franchisee
      prior to three hundred fifteen (315) days before expiration of the term of
      the Renewal Agreement. The terms of the Extra Renewal Agreement,
      including, without limitation, the financial terms and conditions which
      provide for the compensation to both Franchisor and Franchisee, shall be
      the same as the terms set forth in Franchisor's then-current form of
      franchise agreement for a new Remedy franchise, except that, under the
      Extra Renewal Agreement: (i) the provisions applicable to further renewals
      shall not apply, (ii) no initial or renewal franchise fee shall be charged
      to Franchisee, and (iii) the Territory shall remain the same. If
      Franchisee does not desire to obtain an Extra Renewal Term, if Franchisee
      does not timely apply therefor, or if Franchisor offers such Extra Renewal
      Agreement and Franchisee does not enter into such Extra Renewal Agreement
      within forty-five (45) days after such offer, then the Renewal Agreement
      will expire in accordance with its terms and Franchisee will continue to
      be bound by all its obligations which survive thereunder (including, but
      not limited to, the provisions of the Renewal Agreement related to
      noncompetition, confidentiality, and customer lists).

      4.5.2. Request for Purchase of Franchised Business.

            (a) If, as of two hundred seventy (270) days prior to the expiration
      of the term of the Renewal Agreement, (i) Franchisee has timely applied
      for an Extra Renewal Agreement pursuant to Section 4.5.1, but Franchisor
      has not offered an Extra Renewal Agreement to Franchisee, (ii) Franchisee
      is not then in default of the Renewal Agreement, and (iii) Franchisee
      demonstrates to Franchisor's satisfaction that Franchisee has conducted in
      good faith a diligent search within the past twelve (12) months for a
      prospective third-party buyer but has not received a bona fide offer to
      acquire the Franchised Business, then Franchisee may request that
      Franchisor consider a purchase of the assets of the Franchised Business by
      delivering to Franchisor a purchase consideration request, in the form
      attached to the Early Renewal Addendum to the Franchise Agreement as
      Attachment F (a "PURCHASE CONSIDERATION REQUEST"), no later than one
      hundred eighty (180) days prior to expiration of the term of the Renewal
      Agreement.

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            (b) If Franchisee timely delivers such Purchase Consideration
      Request in accordance with Section 4.5.2.(a) above, Franchisor may either
      (i) engage in discussions with Franchisee for the purchase of the
      Franchised Business, or (ii) notify Franchisee that it will not consider
      such purchase. If within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Purchase
      Consideration Request Franchisor fails to engage in purchase discussions
      or notifies Franchisee that it will not consider such purchase, the
      Renewal Agreement will expire in accordance with its terms, and Franchisee
      will continue to be bound by all its obligations which survive thereunder,
      including, without limitation, the provisions of the Renewal Agreement
      related to confidentiality and customer list obligations; provided,
      however, that Franchisee will not continue to be bound by the post-term
      non-competition provision of the Renewal Agreement.

            (c) If Franchisor elects to engage in discussions with Franchisee
      with respect to a potential purchase, Franchisor and Franchisee shall
      engage in such discussions for a sixty (60) day period after Franchisor's
      receipt of the Purchase Consideration Request (the "DISCUSSION PERIOD"),
      and Franchisor and Franchisee shall each conduct and submit to the other
      party a valuation of the assets of the Franchised Business at least ten
      (10) days prior to the end of the Discussion Period. If the parties cannot
      agree upon the terms of such purchase during the Discussion Period, then
      if Franchisor's valuation of the Franchised Business is (i) equal to or
      greater than eighty percent (80%) of Franchisee's most recent valuation of
      the Franchised Business submitted to Franchisor in writing (the
      "FRANCHISEE VALUATION"), Franchisee may elect within five (5) business
      days after expiration of the Discussion Period, at Franchisee's sole cost
      and expense, to submit Franchisor's valuation and the Franchisee Valuation
      to an independent third party valuation firm (the "VALUATION FIRM"), or
      (ii) less than eighty percent (80%) of the Franchisee Valuation, either
      party may elect to terminate discussions related to the potential purchase
      and the Renewal Agreement will expire in accordance with its terms and
      Franchisee will continue to be bound by all its obligations which survive
      thereunder (including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Renewal
      Agreement related to noncompetition, confidentiality, and customer lists).

            (d) If pursuant to clause (i) of Section 4.5.2.(c), Franchisee
      timely submits written notice of its election to submit to a Valuation
      Firm, then within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice,
      Franchisor and Franchisee shall mutually agree upon a Valuation Firm. If
      Franchisor and Franchisee cannot mutually agree upon a Valuation Firm
      within this time period, the Renewal Agreement will expire in accordance
      with its terms and Franchisee will continue to be bound by all its
      obligations which survive thereunder (including, but not limited to, the
      provisions of the Renewal Agreement related to noncompetition,
      confidentiality, and customer lists). Promptly after selection of the
      Valuation Firm, the parties will provide the Valuation Firm with the
      Franchisee Valuation and Franchisor's valuation of the assets of the
      Franchised Business. Each party agrees to allow the Valuation Firm
      reasonable access to inspect such records, financial statements and other
      documents and information it deems necessary to conduct its valuation. The
      Valuation Firm will determine the value of the Franchised Business as soon
      as practicable but in no event later than thirty (30) days after
      engagement. All costs and expenses of the Valuation Firm will be borne
      solely by Franchisee.

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            (e) If the Valuation Firm's determination of the value of the assets
      of the Franchised Business (the "FIRM VALUATION") is less than ninety
      percent (90%) of the Franchisee Valuation, then Franchisor, in its sole
      discre