This Department represents and protects the interests of businesses at the international, European, and national levels in terms of expertise: education and vocational training, employment and the labor market, health and safety at work, public and complementary welfare, social policies and family, immigration, and equal opportunities.

It helps the System interpret and implement regulations related to these matters. It engages with national and international institutions to promote the adoption of measures that prioritize business and employment in these areas.

It defines the content of industrial relations and negotiates inter-confederal agreements with trade unions. It seals collective contracts for industrial executives and collective economic agreements for agents. It coordinates associations in national collective bargaining, broken down into trade categories.

It participates in governance and institutional activities of numerous national, European, and international bodies.