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How did off-the-clock originate?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

In the nineteenth century many workplaces introduced a "time clock" system for their employees. Each worker had a card which they would put into a machine which recorded the time they started and finished work. (This was known as "clocking on" and "clocking off"). This enabled their working hours to be recorded and used to calculate their wages.

Once a worker "clocked in" he or she was "on the clock". When a worker finished work and "clocked out" he or she was "off the clock".

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