Autistic volunteer who lost his job at Waitrose set to return in paid role

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"An autistic volunteer who lost his job at Waitrose is set to return to the store in a new, paid role. Tom Boyd, 28, had been working at a Waitrose store in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, for four years, accompanied by a support worker. But he saw his placement ended after his mother asked the supermarket chain if he could be offered a few paid hours. Waitrose later offered him his job back with pay after Mr Boyd's story made the headlines."

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