The topic of this thesis is focused on the problem of unexplored mechanisms for maintaining employee motivation in the conditions of the COVID-19 crisis. For this purpose, an anonymous survey of 102 employees of a medium-sized domestic company from the finance sector was conducted. The questionnaire covered questions about work motivation and basic human needs in terms of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. An interview was also conducted with the manager in charge of creating and implementing motivational strategies for the employees of the same company, in order to get a more complete insight into the efforts that the company undertook to maintain the work motivation of its employees during the crisis. The results of the survey showed that employees did not significantly change their perception of the importance of basic needs during the pandemic compared to the time before the pandemic. Also, although the pandemic brought many challenges and changes in the way of work, most respondents still felt highly motivated in their work. The results suggest that the company adequately responded to the crisis with targeted interventions, which helped to successfully continue operations with minimal losses.