Waitrose 'sacks' autistic volunteer after mum asked if he could be paid

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A man with autism who volunteered for four years at Waitrose has lost his job after his mum asked supermarket bosses if he could be paid. ‌

Tom Boyd, 27, stacked shelves and emptied stock cages at a branch on of the supermarket chain in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, while being accompanied by a support worker. He began back in 2021 and has now racked up more than 600 hours of the volunteer work. ‌

As the Mirror reports, would work two days a week from 9.30am until 2pm and got on well with other members of staff who appreciated his effort with comments like “you work harder than some people who are paid to work here”. ‌

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But his mum Frances told how problems arose when she and his support workers asked Waitrose if it would be possi