# NAB worker fears job loss after training overseas replacement for three years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/death-of-the-white-collar-job-nab-worker-fears-they-spent-three-years-training-their-own-replacement-in-india-as-offshoring-and-ai-threaten-safe-aussie-careers/
- Published: 2026-11-02T06:39:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T06:48:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16231209/nab-bank-offshore-commonwealth-bank.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: AI, Asia, Technology, World

## Key points

- A NAB worker fears their job may follow three years of training a colleague in India.
- NAB plans to cut up to 2,500 roles while hiring in India and Vietnam.
- Experts warn offshoring could weaken Australian skills and graduate career pathways.

## Summary

A National Australia Bank worker says they fear losing their job after spending three years training a colleague in India to do their role. The account highlights how offshoring, once associated mainly with factory work, is spreading into professional fields such as finance, technology and cybersecurity, putting supposedly secure office careers under pressure.

NAB plans to cut up to 2,500 roles by the end of the current financial year, including up to 1,500 before the end of 2026, while recruiting in India and Vietnam. NAB employs more than 5,000 people in India and 2,000 in Vietnam; ANZ has about 9,000 in India, and Commonwealth Bank reported nearly 7,000 there. A junior software engineer in Vietnam may cost NAB about $20,000 a year, compared with at least $80,000 in Australia. Union representatives warn of job insecurity and heavier workloads, while an academic says moving work overseas could also weaken Australia’s expertise and career pathways.

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