 The study compared the levels of employee motivation in Slovak manufacturing companies in 2013 and 2014, using independent samples t-tests to determine whether there was any significant difference between the two years. The results showed that some motivational factors increased while others decreased over time. These findings suggest that enterprise managers should keep track of changing employee needs and update their motivation programs accordingly. This article was authored by Rudolf Kampf, Milos Hittke, and Marek Pockany.