There is a tension in having special groups produce favorable results but not at the expense of violating regulations. This 's a matter of compliance but violating core values would be a matter of: ethics. alignment. job evaluation. fairness. This is the reason that organizations address some categories of employees as special groups, using pay techniques that are not applied to all employees. It results in simpler pay practices that apply to everyone. It makes employees feel special even though they are all treatted the same. It recognizes that some groups make a unique contribution to the organization's success. It treats everyone the same even though employees would like to believe they are special