The vast majority of employees in the UK would not tell their boss about a substantial lottery win, according to new research.

A survey of 2,000 UK adults revealed that 83 per cent would hide a jackpot win from their boss.

Almost half (46 per cent) would confide in their colleagues about their winnings, with a third (32 per cent) willing to disclose the amount they had one to their closer colleagues.

Only eight per cent would admit to how much they had won, according to the study by online games destination WinkSlots.com as part of the Working After Winning report.

Research also highlighted that the average Briton would want to win at least £5.4million before giving up their day job.

More than a third (36 per cent) would continue working if they won a substantial amount of money, while 11 per cent would retrain for a different career after winning a large cash sum.

A quarter of Britons (24 per cent) would invest in a business if they won a substantial amount of money, with 27 per cent choosing property to plough their winnings into.

Alternatively, 16 per cent would work for a charity if they won the jackpot.

A Wink Slots spokesperson said: Although most industry competition tends to be amongst colleagues, it is interesting to see that the majority of Britons would rather disclose news about an out-of-work financial gain with a co-worker over their boss.

"Almost one in three would even feel happy to disclose the exact winnings with their fellow colleagues, despite the risk of office gossip and potential jealously.

"It is, however, great to see that Brits enjoy their jobs so much that they would continue working despite their windfall, and that some would even use the opportunity to retrain or volunteer their time for charity.

"The amount we would want to win before giving up our day job shows that we are cautious and tend to think long term when it comes to retirement.

"We want to ensure we have enough money to last through the years before entirely giving up work."

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