Considering the role which man occupies in the social processes, human resources management in modern society is becoming increasingly more important. The quality and quantity of performance primarily depend on the motivation, therefore, the assessment of the work as well as rewarding the achievements of employees becomes of crucial importance for the success of any enterprise. Employee motivation techniques are a fundamental area of modern human resources management occupations, whereas the increase in competitiveness and the ability of some companies possible primarily through the construction of high-quality motivational system. Motivation is a general term that refers to the whole set of instincts, the request need, desire and similar forces. All the activities in the field of motivational technique it is possible to classify the tangible and intangible compensations. Among the material compensation, it is possible to include a salary, a performance-enhancing parts of wages as well as other material compensation, such as the system of indirect share in profits, the system of direct profit, system employees and employee stock savings system of the employees. In the non-material compensation, it is possible to include participation, quality of working environment, job enrichment, the organisational climate as well as the other shapes that are not related to money, such as flexible working hours. Until today, the number of companies recognised the importance of the application of the appropriate motivational techniques such as DM-Drogerie Markt, Google, Toyota, and many others. By establishing and applying the appropriate motivational techniques significantly contributes to increasing productivity and improving the operations of the company.