Depends how the severance was worked out.....we could have given him a lump sum, we could still be paying him full whack as per his contract.
If he was on 2k a week with us contracted until July 18, and then he took a job on at Vale for 1k a week then we'd probably have to pay him the remaining 1k a week until his contract with us was due to end.
I guess we'd have to be careful with him and make sure we were still paying him properly otherwise he'd be suing for breach of contract......
He would have to be available for work to be able to claim his wage under the contract.
I believe managers usually negotiate for around half the remaining total due in a lump sum to cancel the contract and allow them to work elsewhere. There's a rumour that Johnson negotiated hard with Cardoza for a hefty pay off knowing full well he was about to walk back into the Yeovil job, which he did about three days later.