Tom Boyd, 28, has finally been given a job at Waitrose after initially being dismissed when his family asked for him to start taking on paid hours - he volunteered at the supermarket for four years

An autistic man controversially sacked by Waitrose after stacking shelves for four years unpaid has finally been given a job at the supermarket.

Tom Boyd, 28, ended up at the centre of a disability row earlier this year after his mum, Frances Boyd, asked whether he could begin taking on some paid work at the supermarket in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester - and was turned down by head office. He had had volunteered at the shop for four years, accompanied by a support worker.

After a growing public backlash, Tom's local Asda went on to offer him a job, before Waitrose did a U-turn and

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