My understanding, having only watched the episode once, was that the employee wasn't snitching on him, but was part of a plan to lure Tenzin/Bei Fong/Korra to the underground base, where they could be ambushed and captured. I can't think of any reason why he'd have thought Asami wouldn't come down with them, having had her suspicions raised.
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