Layoffs are rising this year, but more companies are finding a way around them to reduce headcounts. It’s called “quiet firing.”

A recent survey of more than 1,100 human resources leaders found 53% of companies are expected to quiet fire employees this year. It’s a tactic designed to make employees want to leave.

Quiet firing can include denying promised raises or promotions, piling on unrealistic workloads, cutting benefits and strictly enforcing return-to-the-office policies. For employees unwilling to remain with the company, they are, in effect, firing themselves.