The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has embarked on a series of regional roadshows for large employers and their financial advisers, to offer information about the workplace pension changes, along with step-by-step planning to help employers and their advisers prepare.

NEST's pension experts will be on hand to demonstrate how the scheme can be set up for an organisation and to explain how NEST works.

NEST chief investment officer, Mark Fawcett said: "This year, a huge change to workplace pension provision will affect the UK's largest employers and their workers. NEST is reaching out to larger employers in key regions around the country to help them learn more about what steps they'll need to take and how NEST could help.

"We'll talk through a checklist that will help larger employers and their advisers prepare for the pensions changes and there'll be a chance to speak to our pension experts and see how NEST's scheme works in practice. We're encouraging employers to come along and learn about the changes now, so they have plenty of time to prepare for when the new pension laws impact their organisation.'

David Yeandle, Director, Government Relations, European Employers Group, added: "The roadshows provide a unique opportunity for large employers across the country to hear how NEST can help them to meet their new workplace pension responsibilities."

NEST's free events are being held at Double Tree Hilton, Tower of London on Tuesday 7 February; Mint Hotel, Birmingham on Thursday 9 February; Double Tree Hilton, Manchester Piccadilly on Wednesday 22 February; and Mint Hotel, Bristol on Monday 27 February.