Distansarbete har tidigare ansetts vara framtiden. I och med Covid-19 pandemin och folkhälsomyndighetens rekommendationer, har processen skyndats på och idag är rekommenderat distansarbetet en vardag för många. Distansarbetet innebär att de sociala tillfällena på arbetsplatsen blir färre och tidigare forskning menar att det kan ha negativ inverkan på arbetsmotivationen. Då flertalet undersökningar visar att både företag och anställda tror på en framtid där distansarbetet kommer fortsätta, är det av stor vikt att undersöka vilka effekter distansarbetet har. Då medarbetarnas motivation har en betydande roll för en organisation är det viktigt att skapa medvetenhet och kunskap kring vilken inverkan rekommenderat distansarbetet har på motivationen, vilket är syftet med förevarande uppsats. För att skapa denna medvetenhet och kunskap har ett empiriskt underlag samlats in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer där elva medarbetare från ett företag inom IT-branschen har medverkat. Studien drar slutsatser om att medarbetarna upplever sig sakna den sociala kontakten med sina kollegor men att den däremot inte är lika viktigt för arbetsmotivationen som vissa teorier påstår. Studien har kunnat uppmärksamma att andra behov som exempelvis känsla av självständighet, utvecklande arbetsuppgifter och möjlighet till att påverka sitt arbete har en mer och större betydande roll för medarbetarnas motivation under det rekommenderade distansarbetet. Studiens resultat bidrar till att skapa större kunskap kring hur medarbetares arbetsmotivation kan bibehållas om distansarbetet fortsätter efter pandemin. / Teleworking has previously been considered the future. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Public Health Agency's recommendations, the process has been speeded up and today recommended telework is a daily occurrence for many. Teleworking means that the social opportunities in the workplace have become fewer and previous research believes that it can have a negative impact on work motivation. As surveys show, both companies and employees believe in a future where teleworking will continue, it is of a great importance to investigate the effects of telework. As motivation of the employees has a significant role for an organization, it is important to create awareness and knowledge about how recommended teleworking affects motivation, which is the purpose of the present thesis. To create this awareness and knowledge, an empirical basis has been collected through semi-structured interviews in which eleven employees from a company in the IT industry have participated. The study concludes that employees feel that they lack social contact with their colleagues, but that this is not as important for work motivation as some theories claim. The study has been able to draw attention to the fact that other needs, such as a sense of independence, developing work tasks and the opportunity to influence their work, have an increasingly significant role in employee motivation during the recommended distance work. The results of the study contribute to creating greater knowledge about how employees' work motivation can be maintained if teleworking continues after the pandemic.

The senior care means nowadays mostly the family care. This diploma thesis deals with the experience of family members with the care of a non-self-sufficient senior. The main aim is to take a look at this issue from the point of view of the caregivers and to examine how family caregivers perceive their situation. With the aging of the population, the question arises: how to properly set up a care system for the needs of an aging population members. For the right setting of intervention strategies, it is necessary to listen to those on whom lies the responsibility for the caretakers. The first part of the thesis consists of a theoretical establishment of family care and support, which is provided to the caregivers. Then, it covers various topics related to the changed role of the caregiver (eg. motivation for care, needs and difficulties of caregivers). The theoretical part of the diploma thesis concludes the chapter dealing with gender issues of caregivers. A qualitative research strategy was selected for the research and data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 20 caregivers - 10 males and 10 females. The empirical part maps the care of a non-self-sufficient family member from the point of view both women and men. Afterwards, it describes the circumstances in which a...

(in English): The aim of the thesis "Issues concerning the employment of people with disabilities" is to map the motivation and needs of people with disabilities as well as their employers in the labor market, to describe a role of human resources and to define further possibilities of how to make the employment system more effective. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes factors that influence the employment and describes the role of a personal department in a company. The research part examines both employees and employers motivations and needs by using the qualitative method. The discussion focuses on the role of a social worker in the corporate companies.