The Workplace Relations Commission recommended that Mr. X be completely exonerated from allegations made against him in an email and that the finding be placed on his personnel file. The recommendation was dated 11 November 2016. Mr. X, a shop steward at A Gas provider, sought an independent investigation, saying the allegations had not been properly investigated internally. The adjudication officer noted the company’s assurance that his shop-steward role would not affect how it treated him.