Apple and Facebook pay to freeze eggs for female staff

Apple and Facebook hope to improve attraction and retention of top female talent by offering to pay for them to have their eggs frozen.

Facebook is offering staff up to $20,000 (£12,570) to allow staff to delay having children until later in their careers while Apple is set to offer a similar scheme from January.

The process typically costs $10,000 to $15,000 with a further $1,000 each year to keep eggs frozen.