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Responsabilidad Social Corporativa
Desde que empezó a tener recursos, el Circo del Sol se centró en las comunidades, y en especial en los jóvenes con dificultades. Junto con sus socios, colabora en 80 comunidades de más de 20 países de los 5 continentes.

Responsabilidad con sus trabajadores
En relación a sus trabajadores, la responsabilidad se centra fundamentalmente en la motivación. Están muy bien remunerados, y desde luego, el salario es parte de la ecuación. Pero lo más importante es que les dan un entorno para poder desarrollar arte. Les dan la oportunidad de alargar su carrera, y de conocer mundo al mismo tiempo.

A raíz de esto surgió el hecho de que los directores artísticos desarrollan un plan base para una actuación a partir de la cual, los artistas tienen plena libertad de desarrollo personal y creativo, aportando cada artista su granito de arena, todo trabajando hacia una misma dirección.

Lo más importante es que intentan que sus trabajadores nunca estén aislados.
Contratan a grupos de personas, que sean igual de talentosas, para que se apoyen entre ellos. Intentan que el grupo sea como una familia, conviviendo no sólo en las horas de entrenamiento y trabajo, sino viviendo en el mismo hotel y comiendo siempre juntos. Tiene clases de idiomas y traductores, para poder comunicarse entre ellos.

Existen diferencias entre los trabajadores que están de gira con la carpa principal, los que están de gira en recintos abiertos, y los que están en espectáculos permanentes: * Todos tienen seguro médico, dental, de incapacidad y de vida. * La diferencia entre los que están en carpa principal, y los que están en recintos abiertos, es que los que están en la carpa principal, tienen derecho a la escolarización de los niños, y parece ser que los que trabajan en recintos abiertos no. * Todos tienen un “Banco” de días de ausencia por enfermedad. Nos imaginamos que, como cobran por función realizada, el “Banco” les cubrirá los días que están enfermos y no pueden actuar. * Tienen unas vacaciones de unos 24 días. Los que están de gira tienen 15 días en períodos de inactividad, y luego 10 días por ley. Y los que están en espectáculo permanente, tienen 3 períodos de 9 o más días. * Tienen un programa de asistencia educativa para la formación continua, excepto para clases de inglés como idioma extranjero

El principal problema que tienen son las giras. Los tours son de 3 años, lo cual dificulta mucho a la vida personal. Por ello en sus procesos de selección de artistas prima todo aquello que redunde en los que puedan desarrollarse y aprender de manera mutua tanto nuestros artistas como los potenciales.

Un elemento clave en la política de recursos humanos del Circo del Sol se basa en lo siguiente, cuando la vida profesional de un empleado termina eso no implica que no pueda volver, es más, al haber trabajado en el Circo del Sol ya se conoce su potencial y las habilidades que destacan en esa persona por ello, si se necesita cubrir un puesto de trabajo específico se tendrán en cuenta a antiguos trabajadores para la toma de dichos puestos de trabajo.

Otro de los puntos fuertes en los que se basa el Circo del Sol es el hecho de que logran hacer del trabajo un ambiente festivo, su principal objetivo no es que se lo pasen bien tres cientos mil espectadores que han ido a verlos, es que se lo pasen bien ellos mismos, si no, no sería propio del alma del Circo del Sol.

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