Yes, but not freely. On a standard work permit for non-EU workers you can move to another employer only if you and your employer end the contract by agreement and the employer signs a release. From then you have 30 days to find a new employer, who applies for a new permit.
Domestic workers can change employer at most twice. If an employer withholds your passport, does not pay or forces you to stay, contact the Department of Labour or the police anti-trafficking line 1497.
More in the work permit guide.
General information, checked against official sources on the date shown; not legal or tax advice. For your own case ask the official body named in the answer, a trade union or an accountant.
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