Expatriate employees of Coca-Cola working in China receive 15% bonuses because of the country’s air pollution, according to a Bloomberg article about a report in the Australian Financial Review (local Chinese aren’t eligible for the bonus). Panasonic has announced that it too will compensate expatriates in China because of air pollution. The U.S. State Department offers a “hardship differential” to employees who serve in posts with difficult circumstances, including unhealthful conditions; the differential ranges from zero in Kunming, China, to 30% in industrial areas such as Shenyang.

Source: Coke Pays Employees to Breathe China's Air (Bloomberg View)