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An autistic man who had been working unpaid for more than four years at Waitrose before being told they couldn't provide him with a proper job has been offered a paid role by a rival supermarket.

Tom Boyd, 28, attracted national attention after the Manchester Evening News first reported on his story on Tuesday (October 21).

He had been doing work experience at the Waitrose in Cheadle Hulme for two mornings a week, mainly stacking shelves.

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His mum Frances estimated he had racked up more than 600 hours of volunteering over the years. But, when the family asked if he could have a few paid hours in recognition of the hours he put in, they were 'shocked' by a 'dismissive' and 'cold' response from the chain

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