“Portugal is planning to cut 30,000 civil service jobs and to raise the retirement age by one year to 66 as it tries to meet the terms of a bailout. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said civil servants would also be required to work 40 hours a week instead of 35. The proposals, which would be applied mostly from next year, would save 4.8bn euros (£4bn) over three years, he said.
Austerity measures have proved deeply unpopular and have triggered large protests.”
Source: BBC News – Portugal aims to cut 30,000 civil service jobs