to some extent it may bring workingtime legislation closer to practice as undeclared overtime appears to be common in lithuania but this may come at the cost of work quality and worklife balance for employees and so changes in workingtime practices should be monitored closely following the reform in the labour code workers with specific problems or characteristics such as health issues testified by a health institution disability mothers of young children workers aged less than and carers of a sick family member could request parttime work this is still the case in new labour code but all workers with job tenure of less than three years are also entitled to request parttime for a temporary period of less than a year which the employer can refuse only for valid reasons