https://www.businessinsider.com/quiet-firing-white-collar-workers-to-avoid-layoffs-2023-2?amp
Restrictions on where and how people get work done
Some people may quit if they are required to work in person. Cutter's Wall Street Journal story noted that there are places that have put limits on remote work or companies needing people to relocate.
"That would be one way to put pressure on employees to see if they really want to stay with the organization," Wigert told Insider about companies requiring people to work in person more than they would prefer. Another way could be having to work "more structured hours."
However, Wigert advises these restrictions might not be ideal.
"Rigid policies that simply require people to come to the office to check a box and be compliant aren't effective and miss the point," Wigert told Insider. "Similarly, using office requirement policies to intentionally reduce head count and avoid lay-offs will likely back fire because they're punitive rather than a constructive strategy for improving how people work together."