Time Clocks

As early as Roman times employers have been tracking workers time. The word “salary” come from the Latin root word "salarium” which means ‘salt money’ or ‘wages in salt’.

The first time clocking unit was created by a man named Willard Legrand Bundy in 1889 when he invented and manufactured mechanical time clocks. These simple manual time clocks were the first of their kind. Within 9 years the company had sold more than 9,000 time recorder clocks.

Over the course of the next century technology rapidly improved. In the 1980’s Mr. Richard Mattessich invented the electronic spreadsheet. By 1991 the world was forever changed with the launch of the world wide web. In 1993, over 22% of home owned a computer by 2000, it was 51%. Developers created software for every need. In sync with that trend digital time clock was created. Smartphones only increased the versatility of the time clock ultimately eliminating the need for a punch clock of any type.

Following the 2020 global pandemic, the world changed with more people working from home than ever before. While the future of the stereotypical office life is uncertain, we do know is that as long as employees are paid for work, clocking in and out will be needed.

Source:

The Evolution of Time Clocks Through History: Clocking Systems

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