CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

        THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of this 21st day of September 2004, by and between Gevity HR, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and Robert Minkhorst ("Executive").

W I T N E S S E T H

        WHEREAS, the Company considers the establishment and maintenance of a sound and vital management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and

        WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a change in control may arise and that such possibility may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders; and

        WHEREAS, the Board (as defined in Section 1) has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to secure Executives continued services and to ensure Executives continued dedication to his duties in the event of any threat or occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 1) of the Company; and

        WHEREAS, the Board has authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

    1.        Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

    (a)        Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

    (b)        Bonus Amount means the greater of (i) the average annual incentive bonus earned by Executive from the Company (or its affiliates) during the last three (3) completed fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding Executives Date of Termination (annualized in the event Executive was not employed by the Company (or its affiliates) for the whole of any such fiscal year), and (ii) the Executives target annual incentive bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs.

    (c)        Cause means (i) the willful and continued failure of Executive to perform substantially his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to Executive being delivered a Notice of Termination without Cause by the Company or delivering a Notice of Termination for Good Reason to the Company) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the Board which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Executive has not substantially performed Executives duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates. For purpose of this paragraph (c), no act or failure to act by Executive shall be considered willful, unless done or omitted to be done by Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief that Executives action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or its affiliates. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board, based upon the advice of counsel for the Company or upon the instructions of the Companys chief executive officer or another senior officer of the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Cause shall not exist unless and until the Company has delivered to Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by three-quarters (3/4) of the entire Board (excluding Executive if Executive is a Board member) at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board an event set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) has occurred and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

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