It's worth bearing in mind, though, that the Employment Tribunal has the power to order reinstatement.
Out of 151,000 cases last year, 7 were awarded reinstatement - like those odds?
Annual Reports
Extract: -
Employment Tribunals accepted 151,000 claims in 2008/9, a decrease of
20% on the 2007/8 figure (189,300), but an increase of 14% on the
2006/7 figure of 132,600.
The total receipts figure for 2007/8
includes over 10,000 multiple claims
from Airline employees (cabin crew) that have been resubmitted a
number of times during the year. Excluding these suggests that there has
been a decrease of 4% in accepted claims between 2007/8 and 2008/9.