The paper deals with the puzzling identification of the applicable labor law in the event of Metaverse Work. Stemming from the distinction between a working activity just occasionally performed in the Metaverse (“Ancillary Meta-Work”) and a working activity entirely performed in the virtual dimension (“Pure Meta-Work”), the Authors observe that the former case is simply the evolution and the further progress of remote working and it thus requires only a – yet, delicate – adjustment of the relevant policies. Conversely, the latter case poses a serious challenge in relation to the identification of the applicable law, considering that the conflict-of-law rules hardly conform to a “space-less” sphere
The virtual space of the Metaverse and the fiddly identification of the applicable labor law
Michele Murgo
2023-01-01
Abstract
The paper deals with the puzzling identification of the applicable labor law in the event of Metaverse Work. Stemming from the distinction between a working activity just occasionally performed in the Metaverse (“Ancillary Meta-Work”) and a working activity entirely performed in the virtual dimension (“Pure Meta-Work”), the Authors observe that the former case is simply the evolution and the further progress of remote working and it thus requires only a – yet, delicate – adjustment of the relevant policies. Conversely, the latter case poses a serious challenge in relation to the identification of the applicable law, considering that the conflict-of-law rules hardly conform to a “space-less” sphereI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
