As a rule,don't expect to be treated in a just way by Chinese employers.By the way,the poster who initiated this thread did not say he had previously agreed to go on the May 1st holiday trip.Furthermore,if he thinks not going for the wrong reason,in the eyes of his employer,will lead to some kind of retribution later,maybe the loss of a financial benefit due him,he'd be better to tell a lie.He has already more or less stated that he's working for an employer who has adopted sharp business practices,and one whom some of his fellow FT's have fled from.I don't see what's wrong with telling a white lie in that kind of situation,as he's in the right. The trouble is that his employer might very well not see it that way.Anyway,he's not a little boy.And he's immersed in the situation there,unlike us.Let him make his choice as to what to do.