Skills and abilities of employees determine how an individual works within an organization, but without motivation their efficiency for the organization can not at all realize their full potential. Motivation as a generator of the consolidation of intellectual and physical energy in achieving a goal is subjected to the influence of a variety of factors, resulting in variations in the direction of work activity and oscillations of its duration and intensity. Professional and conscientious task execution in public sector companies has not only a practical benefit in servicing services of vital importance to the citizens. It, in fact, takes on a wider social context and has deep psychological implications for the functioning of society and the general social climate. Therefore, understanding what drives public company employees to do better work certainly leads to better functioning of society. This work, one step in that direction, explored the level of work motivation and motivational factors that trigger employees in public companies of Town Sinj. The basis of the research is the theory of motivation that the authors of different fields give their perspectives on the issue of motivation. In addition, this work based on the latest theoretical knowledge and research, provides insight into the constraining elements that motivate the employees of the public sector of the Republic of Croatia and have their roots in a specific social framework that is the result of cultural and historical factors. The implementation of all these findings has resulted in a more focused approach to motivational issues in the specific case and the conclusions of the research can be compared with the theoretical settings of recent authors.