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An HR officer who claimed she was forced to quit after being "instructed" to discriminate against women actually "misconstrued" the situation, the Fair Work Commission has found.

The Uconnex HR compliance officer claimed unfair dismissal following her resignation late last year, but the employer objected, arguing her decision was voluntary.

The Commission heard that in early December, the HR officer recruited an employee to start work as soon as possible. When it came time to onboard the new recruit on 14 December, the employer discovered she had given birth two days prior and therefore wasn't fit for duties at that time.

The employer's chief operating officer questioned why the HR team wasn't aware the new recruit was about to have a baby, and the HR officer responded that she could "only see someone's head and not their body" when interviewing...