How have courts dealt with an application for summary judgment in a workplace dispute?

In Frayn v. Quinlan, 2008 NSSC 63, an application for summary judgment claiming the court had no jurisdiction to hear the dispute in question was successful. There, a high school guidance counsellor brought an action against the defendants who were the principle and vice-principle of the school where she worked. It was alleged that the defendants had engaged in harassing and bullying behavior, which caused the plaintiff mental distress. The conflict centered on the parties’ differing views as to how to handle students who threaten self-harm. Although the relevant collective agreements did not specifically reference harassment, it was determined that such complaints were implicitly covered, and thus must be resolved within the forum provided therein. Analysis