40 civil servants ”no-show” at Seoul yakiniku restaurant...controversy arose, ”maximum compensation will be given” = Korean report

A case of "no-show" where government officials working at Jeongseon County Office in Gangwon Province made a reservation at a barbecue restaurant in Seoul and then canceled the reservation without prior notice was reported.
The news that the couple had participated in the "2018 Tokyo Show" caused controversy, and the Jeongseon County Office stated that they would "provide maximum compensation."
On the 30th, Jeongseon County stated that they had not adequately dealt with the problem of no-shows at restaurants.
The 40 or so public servants from the Jeongseon County Office who were in Seoul for a two-day workshop from the 28th to the 29th were
He canceled a reservation he had made in advance at a restaurant in Seoul without prior notice. This was reportedly due to a mistake on the part of the private company in charge of running the workshop.
However, although the county office, which outsourced the workshop, was also responsible, it acted as if it had nothing to do with the situation by pushing the responsibility onto the outside contractor.
When the incident was revealed, many people posted on social media criticizing the actions of the public servants. Currently, a message board on the Jeongseon County Office website states, "We will clarify who is responsible, provide appropriate compensation, and act like a public servant."
The government has been inundated with comments such as, "Take immediate action," and "Why are you making self-employed people who are already in a difficult business situation suffer?"
As Hot Topic spread widely, the Jeongseon County Office has been in touch with various parties.
The company admitted that the collection process had not gone smoothly and apologized. The incident came to light when the victim posted a message on the self-employed community site "Tsurai Kara Shacho Da" on the 28th.
The restaurant owner said, "The county office made a reservation for a group of 40 people, but then said, 'We didn't make a reservation.'" He added, "When I played them the recording of the phone call, they said, 'I'm sorry,
"I forgot that I had made a reservation," he said. He added, "Today's business has been ruined," and added, "Many customers come to the restaurant with reservations, but the person who made the reservation was a government official.
So I didn't bother to check, but this happened." The store owner contacted the Jeongseon County Office to receive compensation for business operations, but was told, "We understand your feelings, but compensation is difficult.
He said he received a reply to the effect that "it would be great."