SPHERION CORP
EX-10.19
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
10.19</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SPHERION
CORPORATION</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OUTSIDE DIRECTORS&#146;
COMPENSATION PLAN</font></p>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Effective July 1, 2004)</font></h2>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Outside directors of the
Company shall receive an annual retainer.&#160;
The annual retainer shall be determined by the Board of Directors at the
regularly scheduled meeting of the directors coinciding with the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Company, and such annual retainer shall be effective
for the twelve month period commencing on the next July 1st.&#160; The Board of Directors may designate the
manner in which the annual retainer shall be payable including, but not limited
to, in cash, in shares of the Company&#146;s common stock or in any combination
thereof.&#160; Further, the Board of
Directors may permit up to one hundred percent (100%) of the annual retainer to
be deferred and paid to the directors in the form of deferred stock units. The
annual retainer payable to each outside director shall be $35,000.&#160; In addition, the Company&#146;s non-executive
Chairman shall receive additional annual compensation in the amount of
$100,000, payable in quarterly installments, payable in either cash, deferred
stock units or stock options, as determined by the Board.</font></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Compensation for
directors&#146; attendance at meetings of the directors and/or board committee
meetings shall be determined by the Board of Directors at the regularly
scheduled meeting of the directors coinciding with the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Company, and such compensation shall be effective for the
twelve month period commencing on the next July 1st.&#160; Attendance at meetings of the directors shall be compensated at
the rate of $2,000 per meeting, payable in cash.&#160; Attendance at board committee meetings shall be compensated at
the rate of $1,500 per meeting, payable in cash.&#160; In addition, the chairperson of the Compensation Committee and
the chairperson of the Nominating Committee shall each receive additional
annual compensation in the amount of $10,000, payable in cash.&#160; The chairperson of the Audit Committee shall
receive additional annual compensation in the amount of $20,000, payable in
cash.</font></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the Company&#146;s
Deferred Stock Plan, each outside director shall receive an annual grant of
deferred stock units valued at $50,000, vesting on the first anniversary of the
grant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Outside directors shall
be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in connection with their service as
directors of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Plan shall remain in
effect until amended or terminated by the Board of Directors.</font></p>

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