The Digital Work Card introduced by the labour ministry has been extended to the insurance and security firm sectors from Thursday, adding an additional 32,000 employees to the system that digitally tracks employee working hours.

The employees will declare their arrival at work and their departure and this declaration will be digitally transmitted to the "Ergani II" IT system.

According to the labour ministry, this will ensure that legal work hours are observed and record any overtime, ensuring that companies compete on equal terms.

The digital card has already been in use in banks and supermarkets employing more than 250 employees since the summer. It will gradually be extended to industry, public utilities, tourism and the food services' sector.