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Agenda - Unionreps Connect 2024

The agenda for Unionreps Connect 2024.

Event agenda
9.00 - 9.50	Registration - tea, coffee and pastries, a chance to network and meet other union reps.
9.50 - 10.00	Welcome
10.00 - 10.15	Keynote speech from Paul Nowak, TUC General Secretary
10.15 - 11.00	Employment law update with Thompsons Solicitors. Everything you need to know about changes in employment law in 2024 and what's coming up.
11.00- 11.15	Break
11.15 - 11.30	Employment law Q&A
11.30 - 12.15	Union reps changing work
12.15 - 12.30	Justin Madders MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets)
12.30 - 13.45	Lunchtime
14.00 - 15.00	Workshops (round 1) - Practical, up-to-date, hands-on sessions to support reps in the workplace.
15.15 - 16.15	Workshops (round 2) - A second chance to join a workshop.
16.30	Drinks reception - A chance to connect with new and old faces.