CLARKS staff were told on Monday that 20 of them are to lose their jobs because of the K Village redevelopment.

There are 44 staff currently working at the Clarks and K Shoes outlet at the village, but the temporary move to the former B Wise building will only require 24 of those employees. All the staff were given notice of the redundancies at the meeting.

Clarks spokesman John Keery said that the move was temporary, while the village was undergoing its redevelop-ment. After the move back to K Village, the company anticipated taking on more workers again.

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