Telework has received considerable interest as a contemporary work organization method, especially in knowledge-intensive sectors. Nevertheless, its implementation in industrial companies is still limited owing to several operational barriers. This research performs a bibliometric analysis to examine the literature on telework barriers in industrial companies. A total of 2570 records were obtained from Web of Science and Scopus databases (2016–2025), of which 234 publications were included. Bibliometric analysis was performed using Python. Analysis shows a sharp increase in telework-related publications from 2016 and beyond, peaking in 2022 and 2024. Hybrid work patterns, industry variations, and long-term implications on productivity and security need to be examined in greater depth.