From an economic standpoint, identify the 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 pay policy line reflects the pay structure in the market, which does not always match rates in the organization.
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.
Answer: E. Raising pay for some jobs places the employer at a disadvantage relative to employers that pay the market rate.
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