READ MORE: Morleys to open in former BHS unit in Bexleyheath The legal team representing the head office staff at the tribunal said that although BHS had been put into administration it still existed as a legal entity. The retailer should have consulted staff for at least 45 days before they lost their jobs as BHS went into administration, but many lost their employment with immediate effect. The news comes as the one-year anniversary of retailer's collapse nears, with two thirds of BHS shops still not yet taken on by new tenants.