Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says a senior staff member had a lapse in judgment when she sent information about a care aide's employment record to reporters.
The Saskatchewan privacy commissioner is investigating whether the provincial government violated the worker's privacy when it released parts of his personnel file to the media.
Peter Bowden, a care aide at Oliver Lodge in Saskatoon, was suspended with pay.
Bowden told reporters in late March that residents at the home were at risk of skin infections because they were left in soiled diapers and bedding for up to 10 hours.
Reporters learned of Bowden's suspension in an email sent by a government source.
The province says Bowden was suspended because of an investigation into allegations of misconduct in the workplace, not because he went public with his allegations.
