HALF-TIMER

half timer

half-timer. Hist. In England, a child excused from full-time attendance at school under the Factory and Workshop Act of 1908 so that the child could work part-time in a factory or workshop. • The Factory and Workshop Acts from 1901 to 1911 were repealed by the Factory and Workshop (Cotton Cloth Factories) Act of 1929 […]

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glossary / HALF-TIMER, 半工半读儿童

half-timer n. 〈英〉半工半读儿童依1908年《工厂与作坊法》〔Factory and Workshop Act〕所指定期间受雇的儿童，他本应入全日制学校学习，由此可减少上学次数。现在，低于离校就业年龄〔school-leaving age〕者不得受雇于工厂或作坊。

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