Which of the Following Is a Drawback of a Comparable-Worth

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a drawback of a comparable-worth policy?

• A) A free-market economy assumes people will not take differences in pay into account when they choose a career.
• B) Employees may conclude that pay rates are unfair.
• C) The courts prohibit organizations from defending themselves against claims of discrimination by showing that they pay the going market rate.
• D) Grouping jobs will result in rates of pay for individual jobs that do not precisely match the levels specified by the market and the organization's job structure.
• E) Raising pay for some jobs places the employer at a disadvantage relative to employers that pay the market rate.

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