That "deal" to give him reasonable time to find a new job was forced by law, not given by kindness of her heart. If she wanted to do the minimum declared by la

That "deal" to give him reasonable time to find a new job was forced by law, not given by kindness of her heart. If she wanted to do the minimum declared by law, she would have just fired him. The severance clock doesn't start ticking until you fire someone. By just coming to an agreement with him that he would look for a job, she was giving him extra time. If she decided after a month that he wasn't getting a new job and wanted to let him go, then at that point, she'd still owe him the minimal amount of severance. [edit: You can tell that this issue is all about emotion when a simple fact like what I stated above has to be downvoted]