History Of Time And Attendance Systems
Proyu Technology
Proyu Technology
2017-04-05 12:12:03
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution brought major changes to the economies of Europe and the United States. New technological advances in the early 1800s ushered in sweeping changes for both manufacturing and transportation. Traditional family farms and small family run cottage industries produced goods in small quantities with lots of manual labor. With the arrival of machine based manufacturing, entire families began moving from their rural farm homes to the cities to find work in the newly industrialized factories. Children often worked right alongside their parents when the family needed extra income. The work was often dangerous, unhealthy, and paid very little. Factory owners loved child labor because it was cheap and unregulated. However, it wasn't long before the government stepped in to help improve factory conditions and regulate how many hours people were made to work, especially children. Factory owners needed a way to keep track of worker hours. This gave rise to the first time and attendance systems.
The Industrial Revolution brought major changes to the economies of Europe and the United States. New technological advances in the early 1800s ushered in sweeping changes for both manufacturing and transportation. Traditional family farms and small family run cottage industries produced goods in small quantities with lots of manual labor. With the arrival of machine based manufacturing, entire families began moving from their rural farm homes to the cities to find work in the newly industrialized factories. Children often worked right alongside their parents when the family needed extra income. The work was often dangerous, unhealthy, and paid very little. Factory owners loved child labor because it was cheap and unregulated. However, it wasn't long before the government stepped in to help improve factory conditions and regulate how many hours people were made to work, especially children. Factory owners needed a way to keep track of worker hours. This gave rise to the first time and attendance systems.
