The performances of officials have come under the spotlight of late following comments made by Stoke manager Tony Pulis.
After a string of controversial decisions seemingly going against the Potters, Pulis suggested the worst referees should be relegated from the Premier League.
And Hughes, who takes his side to Chelsea on Wednesday night, said: "Do big clubs get the benefit of decisions?
"As a player at Manchester United I would have said absolutely not. But as a manager going up against the so-called Big Four clubs, I have a different view, possibly.
"There's a natural tendency, it's human nature. Sometimes the consequences of giving a decision against a big side are too much for some referees to take. It's difficult for them.
"There's no way I'm questioning the integrity because it's split-second decisions and it's human nature sometimes that you take the easy option."
Hughes added: "You just want consistency in decisions and most of the season you will get that. But where a decision actually affects the outcome of the result, those are the ones you want the referees to get correct and of late it seems too many of them have been given incorrect.
"I'm not for one minute saying that we get badly treated in terms of refereeing decisions.
"We've had a number that have gone against us but there are a number of clubs aggrieved by decisions that are made against them."
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