An autistic man who was sacked by Waitrose after four years working there unpaid has been welcomed back to the supermarket in a paid role.

Tom Boyd, 28, worked more than 600 hours, unpaid, at the Cheadle Hulme store where he stacked shelves and unloaded stock.

But he was let go from the supermarket giant when his mum, Frances Boyd, and support workers asked if he could have a few hours of paid work.

He was offered a new job at Asda in October , where he is currently working a few hours a week.

Now Waitrose has announced Tom will be re-joining as a ‘paid partner’ in the new year.

A Waitrose spokesperson said: ‘We’re delighted that Tom has accepted our offer of paid employment and looking forward to welcoming him to start in January, as requested by his family.

‘We have Tom’s be

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